Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 597
Desirability of Seclusion at times of corruption committed by the people of the World
Arabic hadith text
وعن أبي سعيد الخدرى رضي الله عنه قال: قال رجل: أى الناس أفضل يا رسول الله؟ قال: "مؤمن مجاهد بنفسه وماله فى سبيل الله" قال: ثم من؟ قال: " رجل معتزل فى شعب من الشعاب يعبد ربه"
وفى رواية: "يتقي الله، ويدع الناس من شره" ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Someone asked Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Who is the best man?" He (ﷺ) answered, "A believer who strives in the Cause of Allah with his life and his wealth." The man asked: "Who is the next?" He said, "One who retires into a narrow valley and worships his Rubb."Another narration is: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "One who fears Allah and safeguards people against his own mischief."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].