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Hadith 57
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قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَوْلا الْهِجْرَةُ لَكُنْتُ امْرَءًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، وَلَوْ يَنْدَفِعُ النَّاسُ فِي شُعْبَةٍ أَوْ فِي وَادٍ وَالأَنْصَارُ فِي شُعْبَةٍ لانْدَفَعْتُ مَعَ الأَنْصَارِ فِي شِعْبِهِمْ "
And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If it were not for the virtue of migration, I would certainly have been one of the Ansar, and if people were to walk in a mountain pass or a valley and the Ansar were to walk in another mountain pass, I would walk with the Ansar in their mountain pass."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
It is evident that the status of the Ansar is very great, as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) expressed the wish to be among this group. The acceptance of the Ansar in the sight of Allah is an open proof of this, that their name remains alive with goodness alongside Islam and the Qur'an until the Day of Judgment.
Even today, wherever the Ansari brothers are, they continue to take an active and prominent part in religious services.
It is evident that the status of the Ansar is very great, as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) expressed the wish to be among this group. The acceptance of the Ansar in the sight of Allah is an open proof of this, that their name remains alive with goodness alongside Islam and the Qur'an until the Day of Judgment.
Even today, wherever the Ansari brothers are, they continue to take an active and prominent part in religious services.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3779
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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The purpose of this hadith is to express the virtue of the Ansar, that the Ansar have attained such a lofty status.
If the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) were not among the Muhajirun, he would have counted himself among the Ansar.
The conclusion is that, had it not been for the superiority granted to him over the Ansar due to migration (hijrah), he would have considered himself among the Ansar.
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It is also possible that the Ansar were the maternal uncles of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and on account of this familial relationship, he said that if migration were not an obstacle, he would have attributed himself to the Ansar.
This demonstrates the humility and modesty of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and it is an encouragement for people to honor the Ansar so that they may show them due respect.
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The purpose of this hadith is to express the virtue of the Ansar, that the Ansar have attained such a lofty status.
If the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) were not among the Muhajirun, he would have counted himself among the Ansar.
The conclusion is that, had it not been for the superiority granted to him over the Ansar due to migration (hijrah), he would have considered himself among the Ansar.
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It is also possible that the Ansar were the maternal uncles of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and on account of this familial relationship, he said that if migration were not an obstacle, he would have attributed himself to the Ansar.
This demonstrates the humility and modesty of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and it is an encouragement for people to honor the Ansar so that they may show them due respect.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3779
