Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi عبد الرحمن بن مهدي · The Book on Virtues of Jihad

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: "Which of the people are most virtuous?" He said: "A man who take part in Jihad in Allah's cause." They said: "Then whom?" He said: "Then a believer who stays in one of the mountains path out of Taqwa for his Lord, leaving the people secure from his evil." This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.