He said: And I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "If it were not for the Hijrah, I would have been a man from the Ansar, and if the people took a valley or a mountain pass, I would have taken the one with the Ansar.".
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 21246
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:صحيح لغيره، وهذا إسناد حسن فى المتابعات والشواهد من أجل عبدالله بن محمد