Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day cannot bear enmity towards the Ansar." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them).

Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut’im narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Jubair (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the road to Makkah, and he said: “The people of Yemen will come to you, as if they are clouds. They are the best people of the earth.” An Ansari man said: O Messenger of Allah! Are they better than us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. He asked again: O Messenger of Allah! Are we not the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. He asked again: O Messenger of Allah! Are we not the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in a low voice the third time: “Except for you.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever loves the Ansar, Allah will love him, and whoever harbors enmity towards the Ansar, Allah will harbor enmity towards him.”

Sayyiduna Humaid bin Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was in a corner of Madinah (in a settlement). When he came, he lifted the cloth from your face, kissed you, and said: "May my parents be sacrificed for you, how pure you are, whether alive or deceased. By the Lord of the Ka'bah! Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has passed away..." Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) went to the Ansar. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke to them and mentioned all the verses and hadiths of the Messenger regarding them, and also said: (O Ansar!) You know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If people walk in one valley and the Ansar walk in another valley, I will walk in the valley of the Ansar with them." Sa'd! You know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, and you were sitting there: "The Quraysh are responsible and deserving of this (caliphate) matter. The righteous people will follow the righteous Quraysh, and the evil people will be under the evil Quraysh." Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You are speaking the truth, we are the ministers and you are the rulers." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Sayyiduna Harith bin Ziyad Sa’idi Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the day of the Trench, I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he was taking the pledge of allegiance from people for migration. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Take his pledge as well. He asked: “Who is he?” I said: He is my uncle’s son, Hawt bin Yazid or Yazid bin Hawt. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “I will not take your pledge, because people migrate to you (the Ansar), not you to them. By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Whoever continues to love the Ansar until he meets Allah, he will meet Allah in the state that Allah loves him, and whoever continues to bear enmity towards the Ansar until he meets Allah, he will meet Allah in the state that Allah bears enmity towards him.”

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that my father ordered me to prepare khazeerah (a dish made from minced meat and flour). When I finished preparing the food, he ordered me to take this food to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I went to him, and he was at home. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "Jabir! What do you have with you? Is there any meat?" I said: No. I returned to my father, and he asked: Did you meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? I said: Yes. He asked: Did you hear anything from him? I said: Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Jabir! What do you have with you? Is there any meat?" My father said: Perhaps the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) desires to eat meat. So he ordered a domesticated goat to be slaughtered. It was slaughtered, then it was roasted. Then my father ordered me to take it to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I took it, and when he saw me, he asked: "Jabir! What do you have with you?" I informed him (that it was meat). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "May Allah reward the Ansar on our behalf, especially Abdullah bin Amr bin Haram and Sa'd bin Ubadah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The Ansar are the inner garment (i.e., special people) and other people are the outer garment (i.e., general people). If the general people walk in one valley and the Ansar walk in another valley, I would walk in the valley of the Ansar. If there had been no migration, I would have been an Ansari myself.”

Abdur Rahman bin Jabir bin Abdullah narrates from his father that he went out on the day of Harrah. When his foot struck a stone, he said: “May the one who frightened the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) be destroyed.” I asked: “Who frightened the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?” He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever frightened this tribe of the Ansar has frightened my heart.”

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Ansar are my sincere companions and confidants; other people increase and decrease. Accept the virtues of the Ansar and overlook their faults." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas, Sayyiduna Usaid bin Hudair, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, and Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with them).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Only a believer will love the Ansar, and only a hypocrite will hate them. Allah will love the one who loves them, and will hate the one who hates them.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out one day with his head wrapped, and the children and servants of the Ansar met him, who at that time were the treasure of the Ansar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said two or three times: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Indeed, I love you." Then he said: "The Ansar have fulfilled their responsibilities, your responsibilities remain, so accept the good deeds of the Ansar and overlook their mistakes."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a man came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "These Ansari men and women have gathered in the mosque and are weeping." He asked: "Why are these people weeping?" The man said: "They fear your death." Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out, with a cloak draped over his shoulders and a dust-colored turban tied on his head. He ascended the pulpit; this was his last gathering. He praised and glorified Allah, and then said: "To proceed: O people! The number of people is increasing, and the number of the Ansar is decreasing, until their number will become like the salt in food. (Listen!) Whoever among you becomes a leader over the affairs of Muhammad’s Ummah and has the power to benefit or harm someone, then he should accept the good deeds of the Ansar and overlook their faults."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: "Be aware! Every person has heirs and property, and my heirs and property are the Ansar; take care of them on my behalf."

Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying on the pulpit in favor of the Ansar: "The general people are like the upper garment, and the Ansar are like the lower garment (i.e., the special people). If people walk in one valley and the Ansar walk in another ravine, I will walk in the ravine of the Ansar. If there had been no migration, I would have been among the Ansar. Whoever becomes responsible for the affairs of the Ansar should treat their good people well and overlook the mistakes of those who err. Whoever frightens them has frightened that which is between these two sides." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said this while pointing to himself.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you about the best houses of the Ansar or the best of the Ansar?" The companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! Certainly." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Banu Najjar are the best, then the Banu Abd al-Ashhal, then the Banu Harith bin Khazraj, and then the Banu Sa'idah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) closed and opened his fingers, as if throwing something, and said: "There is goodness in all the houses of the Ansar." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas, Sayyiduna Abu Usaid Sa'idi, Sayyiduna Abu Humayd Sa'idi, and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with them).

Ali bin Zaid says that some (objectionable) matter regarding the chief of the Ansar reached Mus'ab bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him). He intended to speak harshly to him, but just then, Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and said to him: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Accept my advice regarding the Ansar Companions; treat those among them who do good with kindness, and pardon those who make mistakes." (Upon hearing this) Sayyiduna Mus'ab (may Allah be pleased with him) threw himself down from his bed, placed his cheek on the ground, and said: The command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is upon my head and eyes. Then he let the Ansari go.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith, and hatred for them is a sign of hypocrisy."