Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2569
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْقَارِظِيِّ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ النَّاسِ مَنْزِلاً " . قُلْنَا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِرَأْسِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ أَوْ يُقْتَلَ وَأُخْبِرُكُمْ بِالَّذِي يَلِيهِ " . قُلْنَا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ يُقِيمُ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَعْتَزِلُ شُرُورَ النَّاسِ وَأُخْبِرُكُمْ بِشَرِّ النَّاسِ " . قُلْنَا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " الَّذِي يُسْأَلُ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلاَ يُعْطِي بِهِ " .
Muhammad ibn Rafi reported: Ibn Abi Fudayk narrated to us: Ibn Abi Dhib informed us, from Saeed ibn Khalid al-Qarizi, from Ismail ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Ata ibn Yasar, from Ibn Abbas, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Shall I tell you who has the best standing? We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: A man holding the reins of his horse in the path of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, until he dies or is killed. Shall I tell you who comes next? We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: A man secluded in a mountain pass, who establishes prayer, gives zakah, and keeps away from the evils of people. Shall I tell you who is the worst of people? We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: The one who, when asked in the name of Allah, does not give for His sake.
Translation notes
The three ranks are preserved in sequence, as are the deeds and conditions describing each person. The final phrase is rendered as a refusal to give when asked in Allah name.