[Machine] About the preference of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ towards the Ansar (the Helpers): I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The best of the Ansar (the Helpers) are the clan of Banu Najjar, then Banu Abdul Ashhal, then Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj, then Banu Sa'da, and in every group of the Ansar, there is good." Abu Usaid said, "If I were to say something other than the truth, I would have started with my own clan." And Abu Usaid was from Banu Sa'da.  

عَنْ تَخْيِيرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَنْصَارَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «خَيْرُ قَبَائِلِ الْأَنْصَارِ دُورُ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ ثُمَّ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ ثُمَّ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ ثُمَّ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَفِي كُلِّ الْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرٌ» قَالَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ لَوْ كُنْتُ قَائِلًا غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ لَبَدَأْتُ بِجَدِّي وَكَانَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ سَاعِدِيًّا  

[Machine] Abu Usaid, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ, mentioned that he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "The best houses of the Ansar are the houses of Bani Najjar, then Bani Abdul Ashhal, then the house of Harith bin Khazraj, and then the house of Bani Sa'ida. And in every house of the Ansar, there is good." Abu Usaid said, "If I were a liar, I would have started with my people, Bani Sa'ida." Sa'd bin 'Ubada heard about this and found something within himself about it. He said, "We were four most influential people. Saddle my donkey for me, I will go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." His nephew Sahal said to him, "You are going to reject the word of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ?!" So Sa'd ordered his donkey to be untied.  

أَنَّ أَبَا أُسَيْدٍ صَاحِبَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «خَيْرُ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ دُورُ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ ثُمَّ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ ثُمَّ دَارُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ ثُمَّ دَارُ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَفِي كُلِّ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرٌ» قَالَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ لَوْ كُنْتُ كَاذِبًا لَبَدَأْتُ بِقَوْمِي بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ فَوَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ خُلِقْنَا فَكُنَّا أَهَمَّ الْأَرْبَعَةِ أَسْرِجُوا لِي حِمَارِي آتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ أَخِيهِ سَهْلٌ أَتَذْهَبُ تَرُدُّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَوْلَهُ وَاللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ؟ فَأَمَرَ بِحِمَارِهِ فَحُلَّ عَنْهُ