The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The believer is more honored before Allah than some of His angels."
حدثنا هشام بن عمار حدثنا الوليد بن مسلم حدثنا حماد بن سلمة حدثنا أبو المهزم يزيد بن سفيان سمعت
قال رسول الله ﷺ المؤمن أكرم على الله عز وجل من بعض ملائكته
[Its chain of transmission is daif] Tabarani reported it in al-Awsat: 331,332/72, hadith no. 6630, from the hadith of Hisham with these words, Allah Most High said, "My believing servant is dearer to Me than some of My angels," and Busiri graded it daif because of Abu Muhazzim, mentioned previously, hadith no. 3086.