Musnad Abi Ya'la 1358 — a man of the Ansar said to his companions

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man of the Ansar said to his companions: "By Allah, I used to tell you that when matters come under his (the Messenger of Allah's (peace and blessings be upon him)) control, he will prefer others over you." The narrator said: At this, the other Ansar gave him a very harsh reply. When this reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and said to them some things which I (the narrator) do not fully remember; at everything they would say: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you not use to be people who did not ride horses?" The narrator said: Whatever he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, they would answer: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!" Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that they were not giving any (apologetic or defensive) reply, he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said: "Why do you not say: 'Your people fought you and we supported you, and your people drove you out and we gave you shelter'?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We do not say that; rather, it is you who are saying it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar! Are you not pleased that the people go away with the world (its wealth and goods) while you go away with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar! Are you not happy that if all the people were to travel in one valley and you travelled in another valley, I would take the valley of the Ansar?" They said: "Of course, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Were it not for the Hijrah (and its merit), I would have been one of the Ansar. The Ansar are my innermost circle, my family, and my special trusted group with whom I find comfort; so overlook the wrongdoers among them and value the good-doers among them." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The enemy of Allah, Ibn Marjanah, did not even know of this merit. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Be aware! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had already told us that after him (peace and blessings be upon him) we would soon see preferential treatment and favouritism (the denial of our rights)." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Then what did he (peace and blessings be upon him) command you to do in that situation?" I said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to be patient." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then be patient now."