Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ هُوَ الْأَصَمُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ أنبأ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَامَ بِتَبُوكَ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَهُوَ مُضِيفٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى نَخْلَةٍ فَقَالَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ النَّاسِ وَشَرِّ النَّاسِ؟ إِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ رَجُلًا عَمِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ عَلَى ظَهْرِ فَرَسِهِ أَوْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَعِيرِهِ أَوْ عَلَى قَدَمِهِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَإِنَّ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ رَجُلًا فَاجِرًا يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَلَا يَرْعَوِي إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, from Abu al-Abbas al-Asamm, from Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Hakam, from Ibn Wahb, from al-Layth ibn Sa'd, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Abu al-Khayr, from Abu al-Khattab, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood at Tabuk and addressed the people while leaning his back against a palm tree, and said: Shall I not tell you about the best and worst of people? Among the best of people is a man who strives in the cause of Allah on horseback, or on the back of his camel, or on foot until death comes to him. And among the worst of people is a wicked man who reads the Book of Allah but pays no heed to anything in it.