Sahih al-Bukhari 3353

ʿAli ibn ʿAbd Allah narrated to us: Yahya ibn Saʿid narrated to us: ʿUbayd Allah narrated to us: Saʿid ibn Abi Saʿid narrated to me, from his father, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him): It was asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, 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 about.’ He said, ‘Then 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 about.’ He said, ‘Are you asking about the origins of the Arabs? The best of them in the pre-Islamic period are the best of them in Islam, if they gain understanding.’ Abu Usama and Muʿtamir reported from ʿUbayd Allah, from Saʿid, from Abu Hurayra, from the Prophet ﷺ.