It was narrated that Abu Musa said: "I was with the Prophet (s.a.w) when he was camping in Al-Ji'ranah, between Makkah and Al-Madinah, and Bilal was with him. A Bedouin man came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: 'Will you fulfill your promise to me, 0 Muhammad?' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to him: 'Accept the glad tidings.' The Bedouin said to him: How often you say to me; 'Accept the good news.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) turned to Abu Musa and Bilal, looking angry, and said: 'This one has rejected glad tidings; you two accept it.' They said: 'We accept it, O Messenger of Allah.' Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) called for a vessel of water, and he washed his hands and face in it, and rinsed his mouth, then he said: 'Drink from it, and pour some on your faces and chests, and accept the glad tidings.' Umm Salamah called out to them from behind the curtain: 'Leave some of that which is in your vessel for your mother.' So they left some of it for her."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ ، قَالَ أَبُو عَامِرٍ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدٌ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهُوَ نَازِلٌ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ ، وَمَعَهُ بِلاَلٌ ، فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، رَجُلٌ أَعْرَابِيٌّ ، فَقَالَ : أَلاَ تُنْجِزُ لِي ، يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبْشِرْ فَقَالَ لَهُ الأَعْرَابِيُّ : أَكْثَرْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَبْشِرْ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى وَبِلاَلٍ ، كَهَيْئَةِ الْغَضْبَانِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ رَدَّ الْبُشْرَى ، فَاقْبَلاَ أَنْتُمَا فَقَالاَ : قَبِلْنَا ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، ثُمَّ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَدَحٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ ، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ وَوَجْهَهُ فِيهِ ، وَمَجَّ فِيهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : اشْرَبَا مِنْهُ ، وَأَفْرِغَا عَلَى وُجُوهِكُمَا وَنُحُورِكُمَا ، وَأَبْشِرَا فَأَخَذَا الْقَدَحَ ، فَفَعَلاَ مَا أَمَرَهُمَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَنَادَتْهُمَا أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ السِّتْرِ : أَفْضِلاَ لِأُمِّكُمَا مِمَّا فِي إِنَائِكُمَا فَأَفْضَلاَ لَهَا مِنْهُ طَائِفَةً.

It was narrated that Abu Musa said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'I recognize the voices of a group of the Ash'aris when they recite Qur'an, when they enter at night, and I can tell where they are from their voices when they recite Qur'an at night, even though I did not see where they stopped during the day. Among them is a Hakim who, when he meets the horsemen"' - or "the enemy - he says to them: "My companions are telling you to wait for them."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنِّي لأَعْرِفُ أَصْوَاتَ رُفْقَةِ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ بِالْقُرْآنِ حِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ بِاللَّيْلِ ، وَأَعْرِفُ مَنَازِلَهُمْ مِنْ أَصْوَاتِهِمْ ، بِالْقُرْآنِ بِاللَّيْلِ ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَمْ أَرَ مَنَازِلَهُمْ حِينَ نَزَلُوا بِالنَّهَارِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ حَكِيمٌ إِذَا لَقِيَ الْخَيْلَ ، أَوْ قَالَ الْعَدُوَّ ، قَالَ لَهُمْ : إِنَّ أَصْحَابِي يَأْمُرُونَكُمْ أَنْ تَنْظُرُوهُمْ.

It was narrated that Abu Musa said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'If the Ash'aris run short of provisions during a campaign, or they run short of food for their families in Al-Madinah, they gather whatever they have in a single cloth and divide it equally among themselves. They belong to me and I belong to them."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ ، قَالَ : أَبُو عَامِرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي بُرَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ إِذَا أَرْمَلُوا فِي الْغَزْوِ ، أَوْ قَلَّ طَعَامُ عِيَالِهِمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، جَمَعُوا مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ ، ثُمَّ اقْتَسَمُوهُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ ، بِالسَّوِيَّةِ ، فَهُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ.

Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Muslims would not look at Abu Sufyan nor sit with him. He said to the Prophet (s.a.w): 'O Prophet of Allah, give me three things.' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I have with me the most beautiful and best (woman) of the Arabs, Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan, and I will give her to you in marriage.' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Make Mu'awiyah your scribe.' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'And appoint me as a commander so that I can fight the disbelievers as I used to fight the Muslims.' He said: 'Yes.'" Abu Zumail said: "If he had not asked the Prophet (s.a.w) for that, he would not have given him that, because whenever he was asked for something he would say: 'Yes.'"

حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَعْقِرِيُّ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْيَمَامِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ: كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لاَ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَلاَ يُقَاعِدُونَهُ ، فَقَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ ثَلاَثٌ أَعْطِنِيهِنَّ ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ قَالَ: عِنْدِي أَحْسَنُ الْعَرَبِ وَأَجْمَلُهُ ، أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، أُزَوِّجُكَهَا ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ قَالَ: وَمُعَاوِيَةُ ، تَجْعَلُهُ كَاتِبًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ قَالَ: وَتُؤَمِّرُنِي حَتَّى أُقَاتِلَ الْكُفَّارَ ، كَمَا كُنْتُ أُقَاتِلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ.قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ: وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّهُ طَلَبَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَعْطَاهُ ذَلِكَ ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُسْأَلُ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ قَالَ: نَعَمْ.

It was narrated that Abu Musa said: "We heard about the migration of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when we were in Yemen, so we set out to migrate to him, my two brothers and I. I was the youngest of them; one of them was Abu Burdah and the other was Abu Ruhm, and fifty-odd or fifty-three of my people. We embarked on a ship and our ship took us to the Negus in Abyssinia. We met Ja'far bin Abi Talib and his companions there, and Ja'far said: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent us here, and told us to stay here, so stay with us.' We stayed with him, until we came all together. And we met the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he conquered Khaibar, and he gave us a share (of the spoils of war) or he gave us some of it. He did not give anything to anyone who had not been present at the conquest of Khaibar, except those who were present with him, and those who had been on our ship along with Ja'far and his companions. He gave them a share too. Some of the people said to us - meaning the people of the ship - 'We migrated before you."'

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بَرَّادٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي بُرَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : بَلَغَنَا مَخْرَجُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَنَحْنُ بِالْيَمَنِ ، فَخَرَجْنَا مُهَاجِرِينَ إِلَيْهِ ، أَنَا وَأَخَوَانِ لِي ، أَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمَا ، أَحَدُهُمَا أَبُو بُرْدَةَ وَالآخَرُ أَبُو رُهْمٍ ، إِمَّا قَالَ بِضْعًا وَإِمَّا قَالَ : ثَلاَثَةً وَخَمْسِينَ أَوِ اثْنَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ قَوْمِي ، قَالَ فَرَكِبْنَا سَفِينَةً ، فَأَلْقَتْنَا سَفِينَتُنَا إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ بِالْحَبَشَةِ ، فَوَافَقْنَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَصْحَابَهُ عِنْدَهُ ، فَقَالَ جَعْفَرٌ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَنَا هَاهُنَا ، وَأَمَرَنَا بِالإِقَامَةِ فَأَقِيمُوا مَعَنَا ، فَأَقَمْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا جَمِيعًا ، قَالَ : فَوَافَقْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ خَيْبَرَ ، فَأَسْهَمَ لَنَا ، أَوْ قَالَ أَعْطَانَا مِنْهَا ، وَمَا قَسَمَ لأَحَدٍ غَابَ عَنْ فَتْحِ خَيْبَرَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا ، إِلاَّ لِمَنْ شَهِدَ مَعَهُ ، إِلاَّ لأَصْحَابِ سَفِينَتِنَا مَعَ جَعْفَرٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ ، قَسَمَ لَهُمْ مَعَهُمْ ، قَالَ فَكَانَ نَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَقُولُونَ لَنَا ، يَعْنِي لأَهْلِ السَّفِينَةِ: نَحْنُ سَبَقْنَاكُمْ بِالْهِجْرَةِ.

He said: "Asma' bint 'Umais, who was one of those who had come with us, entered upon Hafsah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w) ' to visit her. She was one of those who had migrated to Abyssinia. 'Umar entered upon Hafsah when Asma' was with her, and when he saw Asma', 'Umar said: 'Who is this?' She said: 'Asma' bint 'Umais.' 'Umar said: 'Is this the Abyssinian woman? Is this the seafaring woman?' Asma' said: 'Yes.' 'Umar said: 'We migrated before you, so we have more right to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) than you.' She got angry and spoke up: 'You are lying, O 'Umar! No, by Allah, you were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and he was feeding your hungry ones, and exhorting your ignorant, while we were in a hostile land far away in Abyssinia, and that was for the sake of Allah and His Messenger (s.a.w). By Allah, I will not eat or drink anything until I tell the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about what you said. We were in a state of constant trouble and fear, and I will say that to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and I will ask him. By Allah, I am not lying or adding anything to that.' When the Prophet (s.a.w) came, she said: 'O Prophet of Allah, 'Umar said such-and-such.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'No one has more right to me than you. He and his companions migrated once, but you, the people of the ship, migrated twice.' "She said: 'I saw Abu Musa and the people of the ship coming to me in groups, asking me about that Hadith, and there is nothing in this world more pleasing to them or more significant than what the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to them."' Abu Burdah said: "Asma' said: 'I saw Abu Musa asking me to repeat this Hadith.'"

قَالَ فَدَخَلَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ ، وَهِيَ مِمَّنْ قَدِمَ مَعَنَا ، عَلَى حَفْصَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَائِرَةً ، وَقَدْ كَانَتْ هَاجَرَتْ إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فِيمَنْ هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ ، وَأَسْمَاءُ عِنْدَهَا ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ حِينَ رَأَى أَسْمَاءَ : مَنْ هَذِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ ، قَالَ عُمَرُ : الْحَبَشِيَّةُ هَذِهِ ؟ الْبَحْرِيَّةُ هَذِهِ ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : سَبَقْنَاكُمْ بِالْهِجْرَةِ ، فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْكُمْ ، فَغَضِبَتْ ، وَقَالَتْ كَلِمَةً : كَذَبْتَ يَا عُمَرُ كَلاَّ ، وَاللَّهِ كُنْتُمْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُطْعِمُ جَائِعَكُمْ ، وَيَعِظُ جَاهِلَكُمْ ، وَكُنَّا فِي دَارِ ، أَوْ فِي أَرْضِ الْبُعَدَاءِ الْبُغَضَاءِ فِي الْحَبَشَةِ ، وَذَلِكَ فِي اللهِ وَفِي رَسُولِهِ ، وَايْمُ اللهِ لاَ أَطْعَمُ طَعَامًا وَلاَ أَشْرَبُ شَرَابًا حَتَّى أَذْكُرَ مَا قُلْتَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَنَحْنُ كُنَّا نُؤْذَى وَنُخَافُ ، وَسَأَذْكُرُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ ، وَوَاللَّهِ لاَ أَكْذِبُ وَلاَ أَزِيغُ وَلاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ عُمَرَ قَالَ : كَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَيْسَ بِأَحَقَّ بِي مِنْكُمْ ، وَلَهُ وَلأَصْحَابِهِ هِجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ، وَلَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ ، أَهْلَ السَّفِينَةِ ، هِجْرَتَانِ. قَالَتْ: فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى وَأَصْحَابَ السَّفِينَةِ يَأْتُونِي أَرْسَالاً ، يَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، مَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا شَيْءٌ هُمْ بِهِ أَفْرَحُ وَلاَ أَعْظَمُ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِمَّا قَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ : فَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى ، وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسْتَعِيدُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنِّي.

It was narrated from 'A'idh bin 'Amr that Abu Sufyan came to Salman, Suhaib and Bilal among a group of people, and they said: "By Allah, the swords of Allah did not reach the neck of an enemy of Allah they were supposed to reach." Abu Bakr said: "Do you say this to an elder and chief of Quraish?" He went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him, and he said: "O Abu Bakr, perhaps you annoyed them, and if you have annoyed them you have annoyed your Lord." Abu Bakr went to them and said: "O my brothers, have I annoyed you?" They said: "No, may Allah forgive you, 0 my brother."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ ، عَنْ عَائِذِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ ، أَتَى عَلَى سَلْمَانَ ، وَصُهَيْبٍ ، وَبِلاَلٍ فِي نَفَرٍ ، فَقَالُوا: وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخَذَتْ سُيُوفُ اللهِ مِنْ عُنُقِ عَدُوِّ اللهِ مَأْخَذَهَا ، قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَتَقُولُونَ هَذَا لِشَيْخِ قُرَيْشٍ وَسَيِّدِهِمْ ؟ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَعَلَّكَ أَغْضَبْتَهُمْ ، لَئِنْ كُنْتَ أَغْضَبْتَهُمْ ، لَقَدْ أَغْضَبْتَ رَبَّكَ. فَأَتَاهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ: يَا إِخْوَتَاهْ أَغْضَبْتُكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا: لاَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أَخِي.

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "The Verse 'When two parties from among you were about to lose heart, but Allah was their Waif (Supporter and Protector), was revealed concerning us; Banu Salamah and Banu Harithah – and we would not like for it not to have been revealed, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: 'But Allah was their Wall (Supporter and Protector).'"

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لإِسْحَاقَ ، قَالاَ : أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، قَالَ : فِينَا نَزَلَتْ : {إِذْ هَمَّتْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْشَلاَ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا} بَنُو سَلِمَةَ وَبَنُو حَارِثَةَ ، وَمَا نُحِبُّ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَنْزِلْ ، لِقَوْلِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا}.

It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O Allah, forgive the Ansar and the children of the Ansar, and the children of the children of the Ansar."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلأَنْصَارِ ، وَلأَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ ، وَأَبْنَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ.

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (s.a.w) saw some children and women coming back from a wedding, and the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) stood up and said: "By Allah, you are among the dearest of people to me, by Allah, you are among the dearest of people to me" - meaning the Ansar.

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ صُهَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، رَأَى صِبْيَانًا وَنِسَاءً مُقْبِلِينَ مِنْ عُرْسٍ ، فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُمْثِلاً ، فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ يَعْنِي الأَنْصَارَ.