It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the polytheists attacked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was accompanied by seven Ansar and two Qurayshis, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who will drive these polytheists away from us? Whoever does so will be my companion in Paradise as a result of this deed. In response, one of the Ansar stepped forward and kept fighting the enemy, defending the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), until he was martyred. When the polytheists attacked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again, he said again: Who is there who will drive these polytheists away from us and keep them at bay? As a result of this deed, he will be my companion in Paradise. In this way, all seven Ansar were martyred. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) then said to his two Qurayshi companions: We have not done justice to our brothers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to frequently visit and meet both the distinguished and the general people among the Ansar. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit a particular person, he would go to his house, and when he wished to meet the general people, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay in the mosque.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Persian slave, that he said: I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battle of Uhud. I struck a polytheist with great force and said: "Taste this, I am a Persian boy." When this reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "Why did you not say, 'Taste this, I am an Ansari boy'?"

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no harm for that woman who stays in the houses of the Ansar or stays in her parents’ house.