Respect all regardless of social status , Judge people by character rather than outward appearance or wealth , Be equal before Allah regardless background or profession .

This hadith is about the death of Abu Jahl, an enemy of Islam, after the battle at Badr. After the battle, Prophet Muhammad asked someone to find out what happened to Abu Jahl and Ibn Mas'ud went looking for him. He found that two sons of 'Afra' had struck him and he was close to death. When Ibn Mas’ud asked if he was Abu Jahl, he replied that either his people or somebody else had killed him. He then said that it would have been better if somebody other than a farmer had killed him instead as farmers were not respected in those days due to their low social status in society. This shows us how important it is for us not to look down on people based on their social status or profession but rather judge them by their character and deeds instead as Allah looks at our hearts rather than our outward appearance or wealth when judging us on Judgement Day.