Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Loving the Ansar is a sign of faith, and having enmity towards them is a sign of hypocrisy.

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This tribe of the Ansar is a means of testing people; loving them is faith and harboring enmity towards them is hypocrisy.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever has faith in Allah and His Messenger does not bear enmity towards the Ansar. Or the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever bears enmity towards the Ansar, Allah and His Messenger bear enmity towards him.

It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the flag of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to be with Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and the flag of the Ansar used to be in the hands of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him). When the battle would become intense, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would go under the flag of the Ansar.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: If there had been no migration, I would have been one of the Ansar, and if people were to walk in a mountain pass or valley and the Ansar were in another mountain pass, I would walk in the mountain pass of the Ansar.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that some people from the Ansar gathered together and discussed among themselves that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has given preference to others over us. When this matter reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he gathered the Ansar and addressed them, saying: O group of Ansar! Is it not true that you were humiliated and disgraced, and Allah honored you? They said: Allah and His Messenger speak the truth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it not also true that you were misguided and Allah granted you guidance? They said: Allah and His Messenger speak the absolute truth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it not also true that you were poor and Allah made you rich and prosperous? They said: Allah and His Messenger speak the truth. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why do you not reply to me by saying, O Messenger! Your people expelled you from your city, and we gave you refuge; you came to us in fear, and we granted you security? O Ansar! Are you not pleased that people will return with sheep and cattle, while you will return with the Messenger of Allah with you, and you will take this Messenger into your homes? The reality is that if people were to walk in a valley or a mountain pass, I would walk in the valley or mountain pass in which you walk. If it were not for the honor of migration, I would have been an Ansari. Soon after me, you will see even greater preference and distinction, but in such a situation, you must remain patient until you meet me at the Hawd (Pond) of Kawthar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, then narrated as in the previous hadith, except that in this one it is stated: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to them: You will see great preference and discrimination after me, but in such a situation, be patient until you meet Allah and His Messenger. I will be your forerunner at the Pond of Kawthar. Sayyiduna Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, says: But we did not remain patient.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the Ansar: The people of faith love them and the hypocrites harbor enmity towards them. Whoever loves them, Allah will love him, and whoever harbors enmity towards them, Allah Almighty will harbor enmity towards him. The narrator of the hadith, Shu’bah, said to his teacher: Did you yourself hear this hadith from Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him)? He replied: Yes, Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) himself narrated it to me.

It is narrated from Rabah bin Abdur Rahman, who says: My grandmother narrated to me from her father (Sayyiduna Saeed bin Zaid, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The prayer of the one who does not have ablution is not accepted, and the ablution of the one who does not mention Allah (i.e., does not recite Bismillah) is not accepted. And whoever does not believe in me (Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him), will not be able to believe in Allah Almighty. And the servant who does not love the Ansar, will not be able to believe in me.

Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik Ansari, this Ka'b is one of the three whose repentance was accepted, narrates that a companion related to him that one day the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out with a cloth tied on his head and said in his sermon: "Amma ba'd! O group of Muhajireen! Your numbers are increasing and the Ansar are no longer in their former numbers. These Ansar are my special and trusted people, to whom I turned for refuge. Therefore, continue to honor their respected ones and forgive those among them who fall short."