We offered the sunset prayer along with Allah's Apostle ﷺ. We then said: If we sit (along with Messenger of Allah) and observe night prayer with him it would be very good, so we sat down and he came to us and said: You are still sitting here. I said: Messenger of Allah, we observed evening prayer with you, then we said: Let us sit down and observe night prayer along with you, whereupon he said: You have done well or you have done right. He then lifted his head towards the sky and it often happened that as he lifted his head towards the sky, he said: The stars are a source of security for the sky and when the stars disappear there comes to the sky, i. e. (it meets the same fate) as it has been promised (it would plunge into darkness). And I am a source of safety and security to my Companions and when I would go away there would fall to the lot (of my Companions) as they have been promised with and my Companions are a source of security for the Umma and as they would go there would fall to the lot of my Umma as (its people) have been promised. (Using translation from Muslim 2531)   

صَلَّيْنَا الْمَغْرِبَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا لَوِ انْتَظَرْنَا حَتَّى نُصَلِّي مَعَهُ الْعِشَاءَ فَانْتَظَرْنَا فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «مَا زِلْتُمْ هَاهُنَا؟ » قُلْنَا نَعَمْ نُصَلِّي مَعَكَ الْعِشَاءَ قَالَ «أَحْسَنْتُمْ» أَوْ قَالَ «أَصَبْتُمْ» ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ «النُّجُومُ أَمَنَةُ السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَتِ النُّجُومُ أَتَى السَّمَاءَ مَا تُوعَدُ وَأَنَا أَمَنَةٌ لِأَصْحَابِي فَإِذَا أَنَا ذَهَبْتُ أَتَى أَصْحَابِي مَا يُوعَدُونَ وَأَصْحَابِي أَمَنَةٌ لِأُمَّتِي فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ أَصْحَابِي أَتَى أُمَّتِي مَا يُوعَدُونَ»  

[Machine] I met a man from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , who had such a weighty tongue that it made his speech clear. He mentioned Uthman and said, "By Allah, I do not know what he is saying except that you, O group of the Companions of Muhammad, know that we used to say, 'Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman, and verily this wealth is if he gives it to us, we are pleased.'"  

لَقِيَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي لِسَانِهِ ثِقَلٌ مَا يُبِينُ الْكَلَامَ فَذَكَرَ عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا يَقُولُ غَيْرَ أَنَّكُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنَّا كُنَّا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَقُولُ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَإِنِّمَا هُوَ هَذَا الْمَالُ فَإِنْ أَعْطَاهُ رَضِيتُمْ»  

[Machine] "We used to prioritize during the time of the Messenger of Allah, starting with Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman, then we would remain silent."  

«كُنَّا نُفَاضِلُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ عُثْمَانُ ثُمَّ نَسْكُتُ»  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The most merciful of my nation to my nation is Abu Bakr, and the most severe of them concerning the order of Allah is 'Umar, and the most truly modest of them is 'Uthman bin 'Affan. The best reciter (of the Qur'an) among them is Ubayy bin Ka'b, the most knowledgeable of them concerning (the laws of) inheritance is Zaid bin Thabit, the most knowledgeable of them concerning the lawful and the unlawful is Mu'adh bin Jabal. Truly, every nation has a trustworthy one, and the trustworthy one of this nation is Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3791)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَرْحَمُ أُمَّتِي بِأُمَّتِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ عُمَرُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ حَيَاءً عُثْمَانُ وَأَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ وَأَفْرَضُهُمْ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ أَلَا وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَمِينًا أَلَا وَإِنَّ أَمِينَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Do not revile my Companions, for by The One in Whose Hand is my soul! If any one of you were to spend the equivalent of Mount Uhud in gold, it would not equal a Mudd spent by anyone of them, nor even half a Mudd." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 161)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَسُبُّوا أَصْحَابِي فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَنْفَقَ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا مَا أَدْرَكَ مُدَّ أَحَدِهِمْ وَلَا نَصِيفَهُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood before us as I am standing before you, and said: ʿI urge you to show respect to my Companions, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, then lying will become so widespread that a man will start to give testimony before he is asked to do so.Whoever among you wants to attain a spacious abode in Paradise, let him adhere to the jama'ah (main body of Muslims), for the Shaitan is with the one who is alone, but he is further away from two. And no one of you should be alone with a woman for the Shaitan will be the third one present. The one who is pleased with his good deeds and upset by his bad deeds is a believer.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 114)  

قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَقَامِي فِيكُمْ فَقَالَ «اسْتَوْصُوا بِأَصْحَابِي خَيْرًا ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَفْشُو الْكَذِبُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَبْتَدِئُ بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا وَبِالْيَمِينِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا فَمَنْ أَرَادَ مِنْكُمْ بُحْبُوحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَلْزَمِ الْجَمَاعَةَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ مَعَ الْوَاحِدِ وَهُوَ مِنَ الِاثْنَيْنِ أَبْعَدُ وَلَا يَخْلُوَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِامْرَأَةٍ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ ثَالِثُهُمَا وَمَنْ سَرَّتْهُ حَسَنَتُهُ وَسَاءَتْهُ سَيِّئَتُهُ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ»  

Do not revile my Companions; by him in whose hand my soul is, if one of you contributed the amount of gold equivalent to Uhud, it would not amount to as much as the mudd of one of them, or half of it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4658)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَسُبُّوا أَصْحَابِي فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَنْفَقَ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا مَا أَدْرَكَ مُدَّ أَحَدِهِمْ وَلَا نَصِيفَهُ»  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "(Fear) Allah! (Fear) Allah regarding my Companions! Do not make them objects of insults after me. Whoever loves them, it is out of love of me that he loves them. And whoever hates them, it is out of hatred for me that he hates them. And whoever harms them, he has harmed me, and whoever harms me, he has offended Allah, and whoever offends Allah, [then] he shall soon be punished." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3862)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اللَّهَ اللَّهَ فِي أَصْحَابِي لَا تَتَّخِذُوا أَصْحَابِي غَرَضًا مَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ فَبِحُبِّي أَحَبَّهُمْ وَمَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ فَبِبُغْضِي أَبْغَضَهُمْ وَمَنْ آذَاهُمْ فَقَدْ آذَانِي وَمَنْ آذَانِي فَقَدْ آذَى اللَّهَ وَمَنْ آذَى اللَّهَ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Ruhum Al-Ghifari, one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ who pledged allegiance under the tree, saying: I joined the Prophet ﷺ in the Tabuk expedition. When we stopped for the night, I went near him and suddenly I felt drowsy and fell asleep. I woke up to find that my camel was close to his camel, and I was afraid that its hooves might hurt his feet due to the intensity of the darkness. So, I reprimanded my camel until my eyes became heavy during the night. Then, my camel collided with his camel and his legs stuck in my camel's stirrup, and his leg got injured. I woke up only when he said, "Hass." I raised my head and said, "O Messenger of Allah, seek forgiveness for me." He said, "Keep it secret." Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up and asked me about those who were left behind from Banu Ghifar. I informed him, and he said, "What did the red horses do, the valiant ones?" I told him about their lagging behind, and he said, "What did the black horses, the swift ones or the short-legged ones with snub tails do?" Then, I remembered them among Banu Ghifar, and I did not mention them until I mentioned a few individuals who embraced Islam. So, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, those people are related to some individuals who embraced Islam, but they lagged behind." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What prevents them, when one of them lags behind, from carrying a load on his energetic camel for the sake of Allah? What hurts me the most is to see that the immigrants, the ansar, and the Muslims in general lag behind me."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا رُهْمٍ الْغِفَارِيَّ يَقُولُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الَّذِينَ بَايَعُوا تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَبُوكَ فَلَمَّا قَفَلَ سِرْنَا لَيْلَةً فَسِرْتُ قَرِيبًا مِنْهُ وَأُلْقِيَ عَلَيَّ النُّعَاسُ فَطَفِقْتُ أَسْتَيْقِظُ وَقَدْ دَنَتْ رَاحِلَتِي مِنْ رَاحِلَتِهِ فَيُفْزِعُنِي دُنُوُّهَا خَشْيَةَ أَنْ أُصِيبَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الْغَرْزِ فَأَزْجُرُ رَاحِلَتِي حَتَّى غَلَبَتْنِي عَيْنِي فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فَزَحَمَتْ رَاحِلَتِي رَاحِلَتَهُ وَرِجْلُهُ فِي الْغَرْزِ فَأَصَبْتُ رِجْلَهُ فَلَمْ أَسْتَيْقِظْ إِلَّا بِقَوْلِهِ «حَسَّ» فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «سِرْ» فَطَفِقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْأَلُنِي عَمَّنْ تَخَلَّفَ مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَالَ «مَا فَعَلَ النَّفَرُ الْحُمْرُ الثِّطَاطُ» فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِتَخَلُّفِهِمْ قَالَ «مَا فَعَلَ النَّفَرُ السُّودُ الْجِعَادُ الْقِطَاطُ أَوِ الْقِصَارُ الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ نَعَمٌ بِشَبَكَةِ شَرْخٍ؟ » فَتَذَكَّرْتُهُمْ فِي بَنِي غِفَارَ فَلَمْ أَذْكُرْهُمْ حَتَّى ذَكَرْتُ رَهْطًا مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُولَئِكَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ وَقَدْ تَخَلَّفُوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَمَا يَمْنَعُ أُولَئِكَ حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ أَحَدُهُمْ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ عَلَى بَعْضِ إِبِلِهِ امْرَأً نَشِيطًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَعَزَّ أَهْلِي عَلَيَّ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفَ عَنِّي الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked the Muhajirun and Ansar to stand closest to him, so that they could learn from him.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 977)   

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَلِيَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ لِيَحْفَظُوا عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say while digging the trench.  

أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ وَهُمْ يَحْفِرُونَ الْخَنْدَقَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Emigrants and the Ansar are allies to one another in this world and in the Hereafter. And those who were freed from the Quraysh and those who were freed from Thaqif, some of them are allies to one another in this world and in the Hereafter."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَالطُّلَقَاءُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَالْعُتَقَاءُ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ»  

On the authority of his father (Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas): When he (Sa'd) fell ill at Mecca (according to the version of Ibn Abi Kkalaf) - then the agreed version has: which brought him near to death - the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to visit him. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have a large amount of property, and my daughter is my only heir. May I give two-thirds (of my property) as a sadaqah (charity)? He said: No. He asked: Then a half ? He replied: No. He asked: Then one-third ? He replied: (You may will away) a third and third is a lot. To leave your heirs rich is better than to leave them poor begging from people. You will not spend anything, seeking thereby to please Allah, without being rewarded for it, even the mouthful you give your wife. I said: Messenger of Allah, shall I be left behind form immigration (to Medina)? He said: If you remain behind after me and do good works seeking the pleasure of Allah, your rank will be raised and degree increased. Perhaps you will not remain behind, and some people will benefit from you and others will be harmed by you. He then said: O Allah, complete the immigration of my Companions and do not turn them back. But miserable was Sa'd b. Khawlah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ lamented on him as he died at Mecca. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2864)   

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَمَرِضْتُ مَرَضًا أَشْفَى عَلَى الْمَوْتِ فَعَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي مَالًا كَثِيرًا وَلَيْسَ يَرِثُنِي إِلَّا ابْنَةٌ لِي أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي؟ قَالَ «لَا» قُلْتُ فَبِشَطْرِ مَالِي؟ قَالَ «لَا» قُلْتُ فَبِثُلُثِهِ؟ قَالَ «الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ يَا سَعْدُ أَنْ تَتْرُكَ وَرَثَتَكَ بِخَيْرٍ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْرُكَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ إِنَّكَ يَا سَعْدُ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَجْعَلُهَا فِي فِيِّ امْرَأَتِكَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُخَلَّفُ عَنْ أَصْحَابِي؟ قَالَ «إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُخَلَّفَ بَعْدِي فَتَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا تُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا ازْدَدْتَ بِهِ دَرَجَةً وَرِفْعَةً وَلَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تُخَلَّفَ بَعْدِي فَيَنْفَعَ اللَّهُ بِكَ أَقْوَامًا وَيُضَرُّ بِكَ آخَرِينَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمْضِ لِأَصْحَابِي هِجْرَتَهُمْ وَلَا تَرُدَّهُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ لَكِنَّ الْبَائِسَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَوْلَةَ» رَثَى لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ مَاتَ بِمَكَّةَ «  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "For the immigrants (Muslims who migrated from Mecca to Medina), there will be pulpits made of gold on which they will sit on the Day of Judgment. They will be safe from fear." Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said, "By Allah, if I were to have one of them, I would have taken my people to it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لِلْمُهَاجِرِينَ مَنَابِرَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ يَجْلِسُونَ عَلَيْهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَدْ أَمِنُوا مِنَ الْفَزَعِ» قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ حَبَوْتُ بِهَا أَحَدًا لَحَبَوْتُ بِهَا قَوْمِي «  

[Machine] "There were young men from the Ansar who were called the Qura'a. They used to stay in a certain area of the city, and their families thought they were in the mosque, while the people in the mosque thought they were with their families. They would pray at night until dawn approached, then they would gather firewood and draw water and place it at the doors of the houses of the Messenger of Allah. So he sent them all to the well of Ma'unah, where they were martyred. The Prophet ﷺ mourned their loss for several days."  

«كَانَ شَبَابٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُسَمَّوْنَ الْقُرَّاءَ يَكُونُونَ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ يَحْسَبُ أَهْلُوهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَيُحْسَبُ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ أَنَّهُمْ فِي أَهْلِيهِمْ فَيُصَلُّونَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا تَقَارَبَ الصُّبْحُ احْتَطَبُوا الْحَطَبَ وَاسْتَعْذَبُوا مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَوَضَعُوهُ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ حُجَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَبَعَثَهُمْ جَمِيعًا إِلَى بِئْرِ مَعُونَةَ فَاسْتُشْهِدُوا فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى قَتَلَتِهِمْ أَيَّامًا»  

A man came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I am suffering from fatigue and hunger." The Prophet ﷺ sent (somebody) to his wives (to get something), but the messenger found nothing with them. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said (to his companions). "Isn't there anybody who can entertain this man tonight so that Allah may be merciful to him?" An Ansari man got up and said, "I (will, entertain him), O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" So he went to his wife and said to her, "This is the guest of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so do not keep anything away from him." She said. "By Allah, I have nothing but the children's food." He said, "When the children ask for their dinner, put them to bed and put out the light; we shall not take our meals tonight," She did so. In the morning the Ansari man went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said, "Allah was pleased with (or He bestowed His Mercy) on so-and-so and his wife (because of their good deed)." Then Allah revealed: 'But give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that.' (59.9) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4889)  

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَصَابَنِي الْجَهْدُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى نِسَائِهِ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ عِنْدَهُمْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ «أَلَا رَجُلٌ يُضَيِّفُهُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ؟ » فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَذَهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ ضَيْفُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا تَدَّخِرِي عَنْهُ شَيْئًا فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا قُوتُ الصِّبْيَةِ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ الصِّبْيَةُ الْعَشَاءَ فَنَوِّمِيهِمْ وَتَعَالِي فَأَطْفِئِي السَّرَّاجَ وَنَطْوِي بُطُونَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ فَفَعَلَتْ ثُمَّ غَدَا الرَّجُلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ﷺ «لَقَدْ عَجِبَ اللَّهُ أَوْ ضَحِكَ اللَّهُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ وَفُلَانَةَ» فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ}  

The Ansar are my family and my trusted friends. and the people would increase in number whereas they (the Ansar) would become less and less, so appreciate the deeds of those from amongst them who do good and overlook their failings. (Using translation from Muslim 2510)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ كَرِشِي وَعَيْبَتِي وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَكْثِرُونَ وَيَقِلُّونَ فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَاعْفُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ once went out with his head covered, and he was reached by the children of the Ansar and their servants. Their faces were not resembling those of the Ansar on that day. He said, 'By the One in whose hand is my soul, I love you.' He repeated this statement two or three times, then he said, 'Indeed, the Ansar have fulfilled their duty, and what remains is on you. Therefore, be good to those who are good among them and overlook the wrong of those who do wrong among them.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ يَوْمًا عَاصِبًا رَأْسَهُ فَتَلَقَّاهُ ذَرَارِيُّ الْأَنْصَارِ وَخَدَمُهُمْ مَا هُمْ بِوجُوهِ الْأَنْصَارِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكُمْ» مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ قَدْ قَضَوَا الَّذِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَبَقِيَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا إِلَى مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A woman does not harm herself if she stays between the houses of the Ansar or between her parents' houses."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا ضَرَّ امْرَأَةً نَزَلَتْ بَيْنَ بَيْتَيْنِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَوْ نَزَلَتْ بَيْنَ أَبَوَيْهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ distributed the spoils of Hunayn, giving a hundred camels to Al-Arqam bin Habis, and a hundred camels to Uyaynah bin Badr. He also mentioned a group from the Ansar and they said, "O Messenger of Allah, will you be giving our spoils to a people whose swords are dripping with our blood, or will their blood mix with our swords?" When he was informed of this, he gathered the Ansar and said, "Is there anyone among you besides these two?" They said, "No, except for the son of our maternal aunt." He (the Prophet) said, "The nephew of the people is from them." Then he said, "O group of the Ansar, do you not want the people to take the worldly possessions and the cattle while you take Muhammad to your homes?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "By the One in whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, if the people took a valley and the Ansar took a mound, I would take the mound of the Ansar. The Ansar are my supporters, my confidants, and if not for the Hijra, I would have been one of the Ansar."  

قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَنَائِمَ حُنَيْنٍ فَأَعْطَى الْأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ مِائَةً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَعُيَيْنَةَ بْنَ بَدْرٍ مِائَةً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَذَكَرَ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُعْطِي غَنَائِمَنَا قَوْمًا تَقْطُرُ سُيُوفُنَا مِنْ دِمَائِهِمْ أَوْ تَقْطُرُ دِمَاؤُهُمْ فِي سُيُوفِنَا فَبَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَجَمَعَ الْأَنْصَارَ فَقَالَ «هَلْ فِيكُمْ غَيْرُكُمْ؟ » فَقَالُوا لَا غَيْرَ ابْنِ أُخْتِنَا قَالَ «ابْنُ أُخْتِ الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُمْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَمَا تَرْغَبُونَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالدُّنْيَا أَوْ بِالشَّاءِ وَالْإِبِلِ وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ إِلَى دِيَارِكُمْ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَخَذَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا وَأَخَذَ الْأَنْصَارُ شِعْبًا لَأَخَذْتُ شِعْبَ الْأَنْصَارِ الْأَنْصَارُ كَرِشِي وَعَيْبَتِي وَلَوْلَا الْهِجْرَةُ لَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If it were not for the migration, I would have been one of the Ansar. If the people were to take one path and the Ansar were to take another, I would have taken the path of the Ansar."  

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوْلَا الْهِجْرَةُ لَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلَوْ يَنْدَفِعُ النَّاسُ شِعْبًا وَالْأَنْصَارُ فِي شِعْبِهِمْ لَانْدَفَعْتُ مَعَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِي شِعْبِهِمْ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ saw women and children from the Ansar returning from a wedding procession, so he said to them, "You are the most beloved people to me."  

رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ نِسَاءً وَصِبْيَانًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مُقْبِلِينَ مِنَ الْعُرْسِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَهُمْ «أَنْتُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went out one day with a bandage on his head, and the Ansar received him with their faces and their young children. He said, "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, I love you. Indeed, the Ansar have fulfilled their duty, and what remains is upon you. So, be good to those who have been good to you, and overlook those who have wronged you."  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَقَدْ عَصَبَ رَأْسَهُ فَتَلَقَّتْهُ الْأَنْصَارُ بِوُجُوهِهِمْ وَفِتْيَانِهِمْ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكُمْ إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ قَدْ قَضَوَا الَّذِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَبَقِيَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا إِلَى مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , say: "Whoever loves the Ansar, Allah and His Messenger love him, and whoever hates the Ansar, Allah and His Messenger hate him. Only a believer loves them, and only a hypocrite hates them."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَحَبَّ الْأَنْصَارَ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَمَنْ أَبْغَضَ الْأَنْصَارَ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يُحِبُّهُمْ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يُبْغِضُهُمْ إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ»  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ زِيَادٍ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَحَبَّ الْأَنْصَارَ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ يَلْقَاهُ وَمَنْ أَبْغَضَ الْأَنْصَارَ أَبْغَضَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ يَلْقَاهُ»  

A person who believes in Allah and the Last Day never nurses a grudge against the Ansar. (Using translation from Muslim 76)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يُبْغِضُ الْأَنْصَارَ رَجُلٌ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to write to the Ansar in Bahrain, but they said, "No, not until you write for our companions from Quraysh the same." He said, "You will meet me at the Hawd, so be patient until you meet me there."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِلْأَنْصَارِ بِالْبَحْرَيْنِ فَقَالُوا لَا حَتَّى تَكْتُبَ لِأَصْحَابِنَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «إِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once visited the Anṣār tribe of Bahrain or a group among them. They said, "Do not cut off our brothers among the Muhājirīn (those who migrated from Mecca to Medina) like you cut off us." He said, "Indeed, you will meet me after my departure, so be patient until you meet me."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقْطَعَ الْأَنْصَارَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ أَوْ قَالَ طَائِفَةً مِنْهَا فَقَالُوا لَا حَتَّى تُقْطِعَ إِخْوَانَنَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي أَقْطَعْتَنَا قَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي»  

[Machine] Usaid ibn Hudayr al-Ashhali, the leader, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned to him a family from the Ansar who had a need. The Prophet ﷺ said, "You left us until what was in our hands was gone, and when you hear of something that has come to us, mention it to me." So after that, he brought him food from Khaibar, which consisted of barley and dates. The majority of the people in that household were women. The Prophet ﷺ divided the food among the people, the Ansar, and the family. He was generous in his division and said to Usaid ibn Hudayr, "May Allah reward you, O Prophet of Allah, with the best of rewards." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And you, O group of Ansar, may Allah reward you with the best of rewards. What I have taught you is noble patience and concealment after me in matters and life. So be patient until you meet me at the pond."  

أَتَى أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ الْأَشْهَلِيُّ النَّقِيبُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ لَهُ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِيهِمْ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ وَقَدْ كَانَ قَسَمَ طَعَامًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «تَرَكْتَنَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ مَا فِي أَيْدِينَا فَإِذَا سَمِعْتَ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ جَاءَنَا فَاذْكُرْ لِي أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ فَجَاءَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ طَعَامٌ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ شَعِيرٌ وَتَمْرٌ قَالَ وَجُلُّ أَهْلِ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتِ نِسْوَةٌ قَالَ فَقَسَمَ فِي النَّاسِ وَقَسَمَ فِي الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَجْزَلَ وَقَسَمَ فِي أَهْلِ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتِ فَأَجْزَلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ يَشْكُرُ لَهُ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ عَنَّا أَطْيَبَ الْجَزَاءِ أَوْ قَالَ خَيْرًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ » وَأَنْتُمْ مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَزَاكُمُ اللَّهُ أَطْيَبَ الْجَزَاءِ أَوْ قَالَ خَيْرًا مَا عَلِمْتُكُمْ أَعِفَّةٌ صُبُرٌ وَسَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً فِي الْأَمْرِ وَالْعَيْشِ فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ «  

May Allah grant pardon to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he bestowed (these camels) upon the people of Quraish, and he ignored us, whereas our swords are still dripping blood. Anas b. Malik said: Their statement was conveyed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he sent (someone) to the Ansar and gathered them under a tent of leather. When they had assembled, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to them and said: What is this news that has reached me from you? The wise people of the Ansar said: Messenger of Allah, so far as the sagacious amongst us are concerned they have said nothing, but we have amongst us persons of immature age; they said: May Allah grant pardon to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he gave to the Quraish and ignored us (despite the fact) that our swords are besmeared with their blood. Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I give (at times material gifts) to persons who were quite recently in the state of unbelief, so that I may incline them to truth Don't you feel delighted that people should go with riches, and you should go back to your places with the Messenger of Allah? By Allah, that with which you would return is better than that with which they would return. They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah, we are pleased. The Prophet said too: You would find marked preference (in conferring of the material gifts) in future, so you should show patience till you meet Allah and His Messenger and I would he at the Haud Kauthar. They said: We would show patience. (Using translation from Muslim 1059a)  

أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالُوا يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ حِينَ أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ هَوَازِنَ مَا أَفَاءَ فَطَفِقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُعْطِي رِجَالًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ الْمِئَةَ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ فَقَالُوا يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لِرَسُولِهِ يُعْطِي قُرَيْشًا وَيَتْرُكُنَا وَسُيُوفُنَا تَقْطُرُ مِنْ دِمَائِهِمْ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَحَدَّثْتُ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ قَوْلِهِمْ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَمَعَهُمْ فِي قُبَّةٍ مِنْ أَدَمٍ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكُمْ؟ » فَقَالَ لَهُ قَوْمٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَمَّا ذَوُو أَسْنَانِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ يَقُولُوا شَيْئًا وَأَمَّا نَاسٌ مِنَّا حَدِيثَةٌ أَسْنَانُهُمْ فَقَالُوا يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لِرَسُولِهِ يُعْطِي أُنَاسًا وَسُيُوفُنَا تَقْطُرُ مِنْ دِمَائِهِمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي أُعْطِي رِجَالًا حَدِيثِي عَهْدٍ بِالْكُفْرِ أَتَأَلَّفُهُمْ أَفَلَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالْأَمْوَالِ وَتَرْجِعُونَ إِلَى رِحَالِكُمْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ؟ فَوَاللَّهِ لَمَا تَنْقَلِبُونَ بِهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَنْقَلِبُونَ» فَقَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ رَضِينَا قَالَ «فَإِنَّكُمْ سَتَجِدُونَ أَثَرَةً شَدِيدَةً فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلَقَوَا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ» قَالُوا سَنَصْبِرُ  

أَتَانِي أَهْلُ بَيْتَيْنِ مِنْ قَوْمِي أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بَنِي ظَفَرٍ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ فَقَالُوا كَلِّمِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقْسِمْ لَنَا أَوْ يُعْطِينَا فَكَلَّمْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ أَقْسِمُ لِأَهْلِ كُلِّ بَيْتٍ مِنْهُمْ شَطْرًا وَإِنْ عَادَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا عُدْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «وَأَنْتُمْ فَجَزَاكُمُ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّكُمْ مَا عَلِمْتُكُمْ أَعِفَّةٌ صُبُرٌ» وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ أَثَرَةً بَعْدِي» فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَسَمَ حُلَلًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيَّ مِنْهَا بِحُلَّةٍ فَاسْتَصْغَرْتُهَا فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا أَبِي فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أُصَلِّي إِذْ مَرَّ بِي شَابٌّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْحُلَلِ يَجُرُّهَا فَذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً» فَقُلْتُ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَانْطَلَقَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي فَقَالَ يَا أُسَيْدُ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ صَلَاتِي قَالَ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ قَالَ تِلْكَ حُلَّةٌ بَعَثْتُ بِهَا إِلَى فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ وَهُوَ بَدْرِيٌّ أُحُدِيٌّ عَقَبِيٌّ فَأَتَاهُ هَذَا الْفَتَى فَابْتَاعَهَا مِنْهُ فَلَبِسَهَا أَفَظَنَنْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ فِي زَمَانِي؟ قُلْتُ قَدْ وَاللَّهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ ذَاكَ لَا يَكُونُ فِي زَمَانِكَ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Allah forgive the Ansar and the children of the Ansar, and the children of the children of the Ansar, and the women of the Ansar." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3909)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ وَلِأَبْنَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلِأَبْنَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ»  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ وَلِأَبْنَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلِأَبْنَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلِنَسَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلِنَسَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلِنَسَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Allah, forgive the Ansar and the children of the Ansar, and the children of the children of the Ansar, and the supporters of the Ansar."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ وَلِذَرَارِيِّ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلِذَرَارِيِّ ذَرَارِيَّهُمْ وَلِمَوَالِي الْأَنْصَارِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Allah, forgive the Ansar and the descendants of the Ansar, and the descendants of their descendants, and their supporters, and their neighbors."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «» اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْأَنْصَارِ وَلِذَرَارِيِّ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلِذَرَارِيِّ ذَرَارِيَّهُمْ وَلِمَوَالِيهِمْ وَلِجِيرَانِهِمْ «»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Shall I not tell you of the best tribe of the Ansar? Banun-Najjar, then Banu ʿAbdul Ashhal, then Banul-Harith bin al-Khazraj. then Banu Saʿidah.ʿ and he said: ʿIn each tribe of the Ansar there is goodness.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 392)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ دِيَارِ الْأَنْصَارِ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «دِيَارُ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ ثُمَّ دِيَارُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ ثُمَّ دِيَارُ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ ثُمَّ دِيَارُ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ ثُمَّ فِي كُلِّ دِيَارِ الْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرٌ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Shall I not tell you of the best tribe of the Ansar? Banun-Najjar, then Banu ʿAbdul Ashhal, then Banul-Harith bin al-Khazraj. then Banu Saʿidah.ʿ and he said: ʿIn each tribe of the Ansar there is goodness.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 392)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «دَارُ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ ثُمَّ دَارُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ ثُمَّ دَارُ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ ثُمَّ دَارُ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَفِي كُلِّ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not tell you about the best of the Ansar's settlements?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "The settlement of the Banu Abdul Ashhal, they are the descendants of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh." They said, "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Then the descendants of Al-Najjar." They said, "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Then the descendants of Al-Harith ibn Al-Khazraj." They said, "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Then the descendants of Sa'idah." They said, "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "In every settlement of the Ansar, there is good." Sa'd bin Ubada heard this and said, "We mentioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when mentioning the last four settlements to be spoken about, so a man said to him, 'Are you not pleased that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned you last?' He swore, 'By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left those from the Ansar whom he mentioned more than he left me.' Sa'd then returned (to the gathering)."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «دَارُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ وَهُمْ رَهْطُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ» قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ بَنُو النَّجَّارِ» قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ بَنُو الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ» قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ بَنُو سَاعِدَةَ» قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «فِي كُلِّ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرٌ» فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ فَقَالَ ذَكَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ آخِرَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَدْوُرٍ لَأُكَلِّمَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ يَذْكُرَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ آخِرَ الْأَرْبَعَةِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّنْ ذَكَرَ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ سَعْدٌ  

[Machine] "O Hajjaj, are you not preserving the advice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for us?" He asked, "What advice did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ give to you?" He replied, "He advised us to treat the virtuous Ansar well and to forgive those who wrong them."  

«يَا حَجَّاجُ أَلَا تَحْفَظُ فِينَا وَصِيَّةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ» قَالَ وَمَا أَوْصَى بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيكُمْ؟ قَالَ «أَوْصَى أَنْ يُحْسَنَ إِلَى مُحْسِنِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَيُعْفَى عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ»  

[Machine] "That they both fail (to find protection), by Allah, their guardian (protectors) are Banu Salimah and Banu Harithah." Amr said, Jabir said, "And I would not like it if it did not descend (reveal) for (the word of) Allah, 'And Allah is their guardian (protector).'"  

أَنْ تَفْشَلَا وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا} بَنُو سَلِمَةَ وَبَنُو حَارِثَةَ» قَالَ عَمْرٌو قَالَ جَابِرٌ «وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَنْزِلْ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ {وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا} »  

Allah has granted pardon to the tribe of Ghifar and to the tribe of Aslam Allah has granted safety and as for Usayya tribe, they disobeyed Allah and His Messenger. (Using translation from Muslim 2518a)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِغِفَارٍ «غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهَا وَأَسْلَمَ سَالَمَهَا اللَّهُ وَعُصَيَّةُ عَصَتِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Aslamu, Ghifaru, Juhayna, and Muzayna are better than the Banu Tamim, Asad, Ghatfan, and the Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'a."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارُ وَجُهَيْنَةُ وَمُزَيْنَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَأَسَدٍ وَغَطَفَانَ وَبَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ»  

[Machine] "From the Prophet ﷺ, he said, 'Ghifar, Aslam, Muzaynah, and whoever is from Juhaynah are better than the two allies, Ghatafan and Asad, and Hawazin and Tameem are below them, as they are the people of horses and nobility.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «غِفَارُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَمُزَيْنَةُ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْحَلِيفَيْنِ غَطَفَانَ وَأَسَدٍ وَهَوَازِنُ وَتَمِيمٌ دُونَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَهْلُ الْخَيْلِ وَالْوَبَرِ»  

[Machine] The delegation of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet ﷺ, so he said to them, "Rejoice, O Bani Tamim!" They said, "You have given us glad tidings, so please give us something." The face of the Prophet ﷺ changed. Then, the delegation of the people of Yemen came, so he said to them, "Rejoice, O people of Yemen, as the descendants of Bani Tamim did not accept the glad tidings."  

جَاءَ وَفْدُ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «أَبْشِرُوا يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ» قَالُوا بَشَّرْتَنَا فَأَعْطِنَا فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَجَاءَ وَفْدُ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «أَبْشِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ إِذْ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ الْبُشْرَى بَنُو تَمِيمٍ»  

[Machine] I and two men from the Banu 'Amir entered upon the Prophet ﷺ , and he asked, "Who are you?" We replied, "We are from the Banu 'Amir." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Welcome to you, you are from me."  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ فَقَالَ «مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ » فَقُلْنَا مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ فَقَالَ ﷺ «مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ أَنْتُمْ مِنِّي»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best of the people of the east is Abd al-Qays. The people entered Islam against their will and then embraced it willingly."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الْمَشْرِقِ عَبْدُ الْقَيْسِ أَسْلَمَ النَّاسُ كَرْهًا وَأَسْلَمُوا طَائِعِينَ»  

"I said to Ibn 'Abbas that my grandmother makes Nabidh in an earthenware jar and it is sweet. If I drink a lot of it and sit with people, I am worried that they will find out. He said: 'The delegation of 'Abdul-Qais came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he said: Welcome to a delegation that is not disgraced or filled with regret. They said: O Messenger of Allah, the idolators are between us and you, and we can only reach you during the sacred months. Tell us of something which, if we do it, we will enter Paradise, and we can tell it to those whom we left behind. He said: I will enjoin three things upon you, and forbid four things to you. I order you to have faith in Allah, and do you know what faith in Allah is? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: (It means) testifying that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, establishing Salah, paying Zakah and giving one-fifth (the Khums) of the spoils of war. And I forbid four things to you: That which is soaked in Ad-Dubba', An-Naqir, Al-Hantam, and Al-Muzaffat.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5692)   

قَدِمَ وَفْدُ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَرْحَبًا بِالْوَفْدِ غَيْرَ خَزَايَا وَلَا نَادِمِينَ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ مُضَرَ وَإِنَّا لَا نَصِلُ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا فِي الْأَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ فَحَدِّثْنَا عَمَلًا مِنَ الْأَجْرِ إِذَا أَخَذْنَا بِهِ دَخَلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَنَدْعُوا إِلَيْهِ مِنْ وَرَاءِنَا فَقَالَ «آمُرُكُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ» قَالَ «وَهَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ؟ » قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَإِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ وَتُعْطُوا الْخُمُسَ مِنَ الْغَنَائِمِ وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنِ النَّبِيذِ فِي الدُّبَّاءِ وَالنَّقِيرِ وَالْحَنْتَمِ وَالْمُزَفَّتِ»