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.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Shall I not tell you which are the best households among the Ansar?" The people said: "Certainly, do tell us, O Messenger of Allah!" He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Banu Abd al-Ashhal," which was the tribe of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him. The companions asked: "O Messenger of Allah! After them?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Then the Banu Najjar." The companions asked: "O Messenger of Allah! After them, who?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Then the Banu Harith ibn Khazraj." The companions inquired: "O Messenger of Allah! After them, which one?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Then the Banu Sa'idah." The companions asked: "O Messenger of Allah! After them, who?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Then there is goodness in all the households of the Ansar." It is narrated from Mu'ammar that Thabit and Qatadah told me that both of them heard Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, narrate this same hadith, and he mentioned Banu Najjar first and then Banu Abd al-Ashhal after them.

It is narrated from Abu Usaid Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the households of the Ansar, the best household is that of Banu Najjar, after them Banu Abd al-Ashhal, after them Banu Harith bin Khazraj, and after them Banu Sa'idah. In fact, there is goodness in all the households of the Ansar. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Sa'd bin 'Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned our name at the fourth place; saddle my donkey (I will go and complain to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him). But his nephew said to him: Will you object to the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? It is enough of an honor for you that you are in the fourth place.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Muhajirun and the Ansar are all helpers and supporters of one another. Likewise, those people of Quraysh who were pardoned on the day of the conquest of Makkah and the freed people of Banu Thaqif are helpers and supporters of one another in this world and the Hereafter. And the Muhajirun and the Ansar will remain helpers and supporters of one another until the Day of Judgment.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Those people of Quraysh who were pardoned on the day of the conquest of Makkah, and those people of Banu Thaqif who were set free, all of them are helpers and supporters of each other in this world and the Hereafter. And the Muhajirun and Ansar are also helpers and supporters of each other in this world and the Hereafter.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Ansar said: "We are those who pledged allegiance to Muhammad, upon striving in jihad as long as we live." In response to their statement, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! True success is the success of the Hereafter, so forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirun." In another narration, it is: "So grant rectification to the Ansar and the Muhajirun."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Muhajirun said: O Messenger of Allah! The Ansar people we have come to, we have not seen people like them. If they have little food and drink, they show great sympathy, and if they have plenty, they spend generously. They saved us from hard labor and made us partners in their earnings. We fear that these people will take all the reward. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No, it is not so. As long as you praise them and pray to Allah for them, you will also continue to receive reward.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) established a pact between the Muhajirun and the Ansar in our house. One of the narrators of this hadith, Sufyan, says: By "pact," Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) means brotherhood and fraternity.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Sayyida Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her) returned from Abyssinia, Sayyiduna Umar ibn Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) met her. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said about her: Is this the one who came from Abyssinia? She replied: Yes. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If people had not preceded you in migration, you would have been the best of people. Hearing this, she said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): You people stayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); if any of you was deprived of a mount, meaning he was on foot, the Messenger of Allah would provide him with a mount, and if any of you was unaware of religious matters, the Messenger of Allah would teach him. But we fled from here to save our religion. Now, I will not return until I mention this matter to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So she went to his service and informed him of this. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Rather, you have two migrations, one towards Madinah and one towards Abyssinia.