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Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`id:A man passed by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked a man sitting beside him, "What is your opinion about this (passer-by)?" He replied, "This (passer-by) is from the noble class of people. By Allah, if he should ask for a lady's hand in marriage, he ought to be given her in marriage, and if he intercedes for somebody, his intercession will be accepted. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kept quiet, and then another man passed by and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked the same man (his companion) again, "What is your opinion about this (second) one?" He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! This person is one of the poor Muslims. If he should ask a lady's hand in marriage, no-one will accept him, and if he intercedes for somebody, no one will accept his intercession, and if he talks, no-one will listen to his talk." Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "This (poor man) is better than such a large number of the first type (i.e. rich men) as to fill the earth

حدثنا اسماعيل، قال حدثني عبد العزيز بن ابي حازم، عن ابيه، عن سهل بن سعد الساعدي، انه قال مر رجل على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال لرجل عنده جالس " ما رايك في هذا ". فقال رجل من اشراف الناس، هذا والله حري ان خطب ان ينكح، وان شفع ان يشفع. قال فسكت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم مر رجل فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ما رايك في هذا ". فقال يا رسول الله هذا رجل من فقراء المسلمين، هذا حري ان خطب ان لا ينكح، وان شفع ان لا يشفع، وان قال ان لا يسمع لقوله. فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " هذا خير من ملء الارض مثل هذا