[Machine] Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, the Ansar (supporters) stood up and said, "O companions of the Muhajireen (emigrants), indeed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pair one of you with one of us when he sent a person from among you." So we see that this matter should be handed over to two men, one from among you and one from among us. Zaid bin Thabit stood up and said, "Indeed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was from the Muhajireen, and we were the supporters of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So we are the supporters of whoever takes his place." Abu Bakr said, "May Allah reward you with good, O Ansar. Your statement has been correct. By Allah, if I said otherwise, I would not have fulfilled my duty towards you."
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ؓ قَالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَامَ خُطَبَاءُ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ قَرَنَهُ بِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا» فَنَحْنُ نَرَى أَنْ يَلِيَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ رَجُلَانِ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَقَامَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَكُنَّا أَنْصَارَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ مَنْ يَقُومُ مَقَامَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ جَزَاكُمُ اللهُ خَيْرًا مِنْ حَيٍّ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَثَبَّتَ قَائِلُكُمْ وَاللهِ لَوْ قُلْتُ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ مَا صَالَحْنَاكُمْ