It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah wrote a (secret) letter to the people of Makkah, and Allah Almighty informed His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of it. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) after the letter. They caught up with a woman riding a camel and took the letter out of one of the braids of her hair. Then they brought it to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and it was read out to him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Hatib and asked: "O Hatib, did you write this letter?" He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What led you to do this?" He said: O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I am sincere to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but I was a stranger among the people of Makkah, and my family was living among them. I feared for them, so I wrote a letter that could not harm Allah and His Messenger in any way, and I hoped it might bring some benefit to my family. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I drew my sword and said: O Messenger of Allah, permit me to strike off his neck, for he has committed disbelief. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ibn al-Khattab, how do you know? Perhaps Allah Almighty has looked upon this band, the people of Badr, and said: Do whatever you wish, for I have forgiven you?!" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with these words. They only agreed on the hadith of Ubaydullah bin Abi Rafi' from Sayyiduna Ali, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me and al-Zubayr to "Rawdat Khakh", but its wording differs from this.

Abu Salamah bin Abd al-Rahman bin Awf narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf, may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said something (harsh) to Sayyiduna Amir bin Fuhayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), a freed slave, whereupon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Wait, O Talhah, for he too took part in Badr just as you did, and the best of you is the one who is best to his mawali (freed slaves)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty turned (His special) attention to the people of Badr and said: Do whatever you wish; I have certainly forgiven you." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with these definite words, "Allah turned His attention to them and forgave them"; rather, they recorded it in a form that contains words of possibility: "How do you know? Perhaps Allah Almighty has turned His attention to the people of Badr?!"

Al-Tufayl bin Ubayy bin Ka'b narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the Day of Resurrection comes, I will be the leader (imam) of all the prophets, their spokesman and the one who intercedes for them, and I do not say this out of pride."

Then I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Were it not for the (virtue of) emigration, I would have liked to be one of the Ansar. And if the Ansar were to travel through a valley or a mountain pass, I would take the mountain pass of the Ansar." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the last sermon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered to us, he said: "O community of Muhajirun, you will keep increasing (in number), while the Ansar have stopped (at their number). They are my close companions and confidants ('aybah) with whom I take refuge. So honor those of them who do good, and overlook those of them who err." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out during his illness, having tied a cloth band around his blessed head. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People will keep increasing, but the Ansar will keep decreasing, until they become among the people like salt in food. So whoever among you is put in charge of any affair, let him accept the good of those among them who do good and overlook those among them who err." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say on the pulpit concerning the Ansar: "Know that the people are like the outer garment (dithar) to me, while the Ansar are like the inner garment next to my body (shi'ar). If the people were to travel through one valley and the Ansar through a mountain pass, I would follow the mountain pass of the Ansar. So whoever is put in charge of the affairs of the Ansar, let him treat well those of them who do good and overlook those of them who err. Whoever frightens them has, as it were, frightened the one who is between these two sides — and he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to himself — were it not for the (virtue of) emigration, I would have been one of the Ansar." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during the illness in which he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Convey my greeting of peace to your people (the Ansar), for as far as I know, they are very chaste and patient people." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr al-Ashhali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was distributing food. He mentioned to him (peace and blessings be upon him) a family of the Ansar, Banu Zafar, who were in great need, and most of the members of that household were women. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O Usayd, you told us when what we had has already run out. Now, when you learn that something new has come to us, be sure to remind me of that household." So after that, food came from Khaybar: barley and dates. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed it among the people, gave the Ansar a very generous share, and also gave that family a great deal. Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said in thanks: O Prophet of Allah, may Allah Almighty reward you on our behalf with the best reward. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And you, O community of the Ansar, may Allah reward you too with the purest reward, for as far as I know, you are very chaste and patient people. After me you will see others preferred over you (athara) (in rule and in the distribution of wealth), so be patient until you meet me at the Pond of Kawthar." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.