Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying on the pulpit: 'Indeed, the people are like the outer garment (dithar), and the Ansar are like the garment next to the body (shi'ar). If the people were to travel through a valley and the Ansar through a mountain pass, I would follow the pass of the Ansar. Were it not for the Hijrah (and its merit), I would have been one of the Ansar. So whoever is put in charge of any of their affairs, let him treat the good-doers among them well and overlook the wrongdoers among them. And whoever frightens them has frightened this (being) that is between these two.' And he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to his chest, meaning his heart."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith was narrated from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) only by Yahya bin al-Nadr (may Allah have mercy on him), and Abu Sakhr (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 8897
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف المقدام بن داود، وبقية رجاله ثقات
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: فيه مقدام بن داود وهو ضعيف وقال ابن دقيق العيد إنه وثق وبقية رجاله ثقات «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 10، ص 33»» «أخرجه الحاكم فى «المستدرك» برقم: 7064، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 23056»