The reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted:
"From Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A man passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said to a man sitting with him: "What do you think of this man?" The man, who was from the nobles of the people, said: "By Allah, this man is likely to be married if he proposes, and to have his intercession accepted if he intercedes." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. Then another man passed by, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "What do you think of this man?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah, this is a man from the poor Muslims. He is likely not to be married if he proposes, not to have his intercession accepted if he intercedes, and not to be listened to if he speaks." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This man is better than a full earth of men like that one."
مرَّ رجل على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال لرجل عنده جالس : ما رأيك في هذا ؟ فقال رجل من أشراف الناس : هذا والله حَريٌّ إن خطب أن يُنكَح وإن شفع أن يُشفع، فسكت رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، ثم مرَّ رجل آخر فقال له رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما رأيك في هذا ؟ فقال يا رسول الله هذا رجل من فقراء المسلمين ، هذا حَري إن خطب أن لا ينكح وإن شفع أن لا يشفع ، وإن قال أن لا يسمع لقوله، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: هذا خير من ملء الأرض مثل هذا
, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim".
