Sahih al-Bukhari 3383

ʿUbayd ibn Ismaʿil narrated to me, from Abu Usama, from ʿUbayd Allah, who said: Saʿid ibn Abi Saʿid narrated to me, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, ‘Who is the most honored of people?’ He said, ‘The most God-fearing of them.’ They said, ‘That is not what we are asking you.’ He said, ‘Then the most honored of people is Yusuf, the Prophet of Allah, son of the Prophet of Allah, son of the Prophet of Allah, son of the intimate friend of Allah.’ They said, ‘That is not what we are asking you.’ He said, ‘Are you asking me about the origins of the Arabs? People are like ores; the best of them in the pre-Islamic period are the best of them in Islam, if they gain understanding.’ Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to me: ʿAbda informed us, from ʿUbayd Allah, from Saʿid, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ, similarly.’