The Prophet ﷺ or Abul-Qasim said, "If the Ansar took their way through a valley or a mountain pass, I would take Ansar's valley. And but for the migration, I would have been one of the Ansar." Abu Huraira used to say, "The Prophet ﷺ is not unjust (by saying so). May my parents be sacrificed for him, for the Ansar sheltered and helped him," or said a similar sentence. (Using translation from Bukhārī 3779)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ «لَوَ أَنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ سَلَكُوا وَادِيًا أَوْ شِعْبًا وَسَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا أَوْ شِعْبًا لَسَلَكْتُ وَادِيَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلَوْلَا الْهِجْرَةُ لَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ» قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ «مَا ظَلَمَ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي لَقَدْ آوَوْهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَكَلِمَةً أُخْرَى»  

Anas bin Malik said, "When the emigrants came Medina, they had nothing whereas the Ansar had land and property. The Ansar gave them their land on condition that the emigrants would give them half the yearly yield and work on the land and provide the necessaries for cultivation." His (i.e. Anas's mother who was also the mother of ʿAbdullah bin Abu Talha, gave some date-palms to Allah' Apostle who gave them to his freed slave-girl (Um Aiman) who was also the mother of Usama bin Zaid. When the Prophet ﷺ finished from the fighting against the people of Khaibar and returned to Medina, the emigrants returned to the Ansar the fruit gifts which the Ansar had given them. The Prophet ﷺ also returned to Anas's mother the date-palms. Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave Um Aiman other trees from his garden in lieu of the old gift. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2630)   

لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ قَدِمُوا وَلَيْسَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ شَيْءٌ وَكَانَ الْأَنْصَارُ أَهْلَ أَرْضٍ وَعَقَارٍ فَقَاسَمَهُمُ الْأَنْصَارُ عَلَى أَنْ أَعْطُوهُمْ أَنْصَافَ ثِمَارِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ كُلَّ عَامٍ وَيَكْفُونَهُمُ الْعَمَلَ والْمُؤْنَةَ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ أُمَّ أَنَسٍ وَهِيَ تُدْعَى أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ كَانَتْ أُمَّ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ أَخٍ لِأَنَسٍ لِأُمِّهِ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ أَنَسٍ أَعْطَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْذَاقًا لَهَا فَأَعْطَاهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ مَوْلَاتَهُ أُمَّ أُسَامَةَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قَتْلِ أَهْلِ خَيْبَرَ وَانْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ رَدَّ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ مَنَائِحَهُمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا مَنَحُوهُمْ مِنْ ثِمَارِهِمْ فَرَدَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أُمِّ أَنَسٍ أَعْذَاقَهَا وَأَعْطَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ مَكَانَهُنَّ  

The Ansar said to the Prophet ﷺ "Distribute the date palm trees between us and our emigrant brothers." He replied, "No." The Ansar said (to the emigrants), "Look after the trees (water and watch them) and share the fruits with us." The emigrants said, "We listen and obey." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2325)   

قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اقْسِمِ النَّخِيلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ إِخْوَانِنَا فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ «تَكْفُونَا الْمُؤْنَةَ وَنُشْرِكُكُمْ فِي الثَّمَرِ» قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا  

When ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf came to us, Messenger of Allah ﷺ made a bond of fraternity between him and Saʿd bin Ar-Rabiʿ who was a rich man, Saʿd said, "The Ansar know that I am the richest of all of them, so I will divide my property into two parts between me and you, and I have two wives; see which of the two you like so that I may divorce her and you can marry her after she becomes lawful to you by her passing the prescribed period (i.e. 'Idda) of divorce. ʿAbdur Rahman said, "May Allah bless you your family (i.e. wives) for you." (But ʿAbdur-Rahman went to the market) and did not return on that day except with some gain of dried yogurt and butter. He went on trading just a few days till he came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ bearing the traces of yellow scent over his clothes. Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "What is this scent?" He replied, "I have married a woman from the Ansar." Allah's Apostle asked, "How much Mahr have you given?" He said, "A date-stone weight of gold or a golden date-stone." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Arrange a marriage banquet even with a sheep." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3781)   

قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَآخَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَكْثَرِهِمْ مَالًا فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ «قَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ أَنِّي مِنْ أَكْثَرِهَا مَالًا فَسَأَقْسِمُ مَالِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ شَطْرَيْنِ وَلِي امْرَأَتَانِ فَانْظُرْ أَعْجَبَهُمَا إِلَيْكَ فَأُطَلِّقُهَا فَإِذَا حَلَّتْ تَزَوَّجْتَهَا» فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ «بَارَكِ اللهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ دُلُّونِي عَلَى السُّوقِ فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ يَوْمَئِذٍ حَتَّى أَفْضَلَ شَيْئًا مِنْ سَمْنٍ وَأَقِطٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man who believes in Allah and the Last Day does not hate the Ansar." He also said, "If it were not for the Hijrah (migration), I would have been one of the Ansar. And if the Ansar traveled through a valley and a path, I would have traveled through their valley and path. The Ansar are my banner and the people are my protection."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يُبْغِضُ الْأَنْصَارَ رَجُلٌ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ» وَقَالَ «لَوْلَا الْهِجْرَةُ لَكُنْتُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَلَوْ سَلَكَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَادِيًا وَشِعْبًا لَسَلَكْتُ وَادِيَهُمْ وَشِعْبَهُمُ الْأَنْصَارُ شِعَارِي وَالنَّاسُ دِثَارِي»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Ansar are my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets, People will go on increasing but the Ansar will go on decreasing; so accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst them. " (Using translation from Bukhārī 3801)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْأَنْصَارُ كَرْشِي وَعَيْبَتِي فَالنَّاسُ سَيَكْثُرُونَ وَيَقِلُّونَ فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Ansar are my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets, People will go on increasing but the Ansar will go on decreasing; so accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst them. " (Using translation from Bukhārī 3801)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ كَرْشِي وَعَيْبَتِي وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ سَيَكْثُرُونَ وَيَقِلُّونَ فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَتَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if the people were to take a valley and the Ansar were to take a valley, I would choose the valley of the Ansar. The Ansar are my family and my honor. If it were not for the migration, I would have been one of the Ansar."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَخَذَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا وَأَخَذَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَادِيًا لَأَخَذْتُ شِعْبَ الْأَنْصَارِ الْأَنْصَارُ كَرْشِي وَعَيْبَتِي وَلَوْلَا الْهِجْرَةُ لَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ»  

On the day of the Conquest of Mecca, when the Prophet ﷺ had given (from the booty) the Quraish, the Ansar said, "By Allah, this is indeed very strange: While our swords are still dribbling with the blood of Quraish, our war booty are distributed amongst them." When this news reached the Prophet ﷺ he called the Ansar and said, "What is this news that has reached me from you?" They used not to tell lies, so they replied, "What has reached you is true." He said, "Doesn't it please you that the people take the booty to their homes and you take Messenger of Allah ﷺ to your homes? If the Ansar took their way through a valley or a mountain pass, I would take the Ansar's valley or a mountain pass." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3778)   

قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ «إِنَّ سُيُوفَنَا تَقْطُرُ مِنْ دِمَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ وَيَذْهَبُ هَؤُلَاءِ بِالْغَنَائِمِ خَاصَّةً» فَقَالَ «مَا الَّذِي بَلَغَنِي عَنْكُمْ؟» وَكَانُوا لَا يَكْذِبُونَ قَالَ «هُوَ الَّذِي بَلَغَكَ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ هَؤُلَاءِ بِالْغَنَائِمِ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ؟» قَالَ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ سَلَكَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَادِيًا أَوْ شِعْبًا لَسَلَكْتُ وَادِيَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَوْ شِعْبَهُمْ»