Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34533 — The virtue of the Ansar

Al-Hakam bin Mina (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Yazid bin Jariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was sitting with a group of the Ansar when Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by us, and he asked the people about their conversation. The people said: "We were talking about the Ansar." At this Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Shall I not also narrate to you a hadith that I myself heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" The people said: "Certainly, O Commander of the Believers, please do!" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'Whoever loves the Ansar, Allah will love him, and whoever hates the Ansar, Allah will hate him.'"