Sunan Ibn Majah 3978

سنن ابن ماجه#3978Sahih

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said:“Which of the people is best?” He said: “A man who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself and his wealth.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “A man in a mountain pass who worships Allah and leaves the people from his evil.”

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Al-AlbaniSahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiSahih
Shuaib Al ArnautSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiSahih - Agreed Upon

In-book reference: 36:53