It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the labor of the sawani (the camels used to draw water) became very hard for the Ansar. So they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he might supplicate for them or have a canal dug for them. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of their coming, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever you ask me for today will be given to you." When the Ansar heard this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they said: O Messenger of Allah, supplicate to Allah for our forgiveness. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Allahumma ighfir lil-Ansar, wa li-abna'i al-Ansar, wa li-abna'i abna'i al-Ansar' (O Allah, forgive the Ansar, the sons of the Ansar, and the grandsons of the Ansar). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came across some boys, slave-women and slaves of the Ansar, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah, I certainly love you all." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the two tribes of the Ansar, Aws and Khazraj, vied with each other in boasting. The people of Aws said: Among us is the one (Sa'd bin Mu'adh) at whose death the Throne of the Most Merciful shook; among us is the one (Asim bin Thabit bin al-Aqlah) whose blessed body was guarded by hornets; among us is the one (Hanzalah bin al-Rahib) whom the angels washed; and among us is the one (Khuzaymah bin Thabit) whose testimony alone was made equal to the testimony of two men. The people of Khazraj said: Among us are four who compiled the whole Qur'an, and none besides them compiled it (in that way): Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Zayd bin Thabit and Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them all). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Muhajirun and the Ansar are companions and helpers of one another in this world and the Hereafter; and those of Quraysh freed at the Conquest of Makkah (al-tulaqa') and those of Thaqif freed at the time of the expedition of Ta'if (al-'utaqa') are companions and helpers of one another in this world and the Hereafter." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah al-Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was inspecting horses, and Uyaynah bin Badr al-Fazari was with him (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "I know horses better than you do." Uyaynah said: And I know men better than you do. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Then who are the best of men?" He said: Men who carry their swords on their shoulders and rest their spears on the withers of their horses, and who are of the people of Najd. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are wrong. Rather, the best of men are the men of Yemen. Faith is Yemeni, extending to Lakhm and Judham (tribes). The ma'kul of Himyar (the one whose right is devoured) is better than its akil (the one who devours the right), and the people of Hadramawt are better than Banu al-Harith. By Allah, I would not care if both Harith (tribes) perished. May Allah Almighty curse the four kings: Jamd, Mikhwas, Mishrah and Abda'ah, and their sister al-Amarradah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Lord commanded me to curse Quraysh twice, so I cursed them; and He commanded me to pray (for mercy) for them twice, so I prayed for them twice." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah Almighty curse Tamim bin Murr and Bakr bin Wa'il" — he (peace and blessings be upon him) said this seven times — and he said: "May Allah Almighty curse two tribes of Banu Tamim, Muqa'is and Muladis." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The tribe of Usayyah has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger, except for (the clans of) Qays, Ja'dah and Ismah." Then he said: "Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaynah and those of Juhaynah joined with them will be better in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection than Banu Asad, Tamim, Ghatafan and Hawazin." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The two worst tribes among the Arabs are Najran and Banu Taghlib, and the tribe with the greatest numbers in Paradise will be the tribe of Madhhij." This hadith is gharib (unusual) in its text, but its chain is sahih (authentic); however, the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Aslam, Ghifar, Ashja', Muzaynah, Juhaynah and those who are of Banu Ka'b are all my mawla (close friends and devoted supporters) to the exclusion of other people, and Allah and His Messenger are their mawla." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The tribe of Ghifar, Allah has forgiven it; and the tribe of Aslam, Allah has granted it safety. Know that I did not say this on my own; rather, Allah Almighty said it." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this addition. There is also another supporting narration (shahid) for this addition with a sahih chain.

Iyas bin Salamah bin al-Akwa' narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa', may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood in prayer, he would supplicate against some tribes of the Arabs. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "May Allah Almighty curse Ri'l, Dhakwan, Usayyah, which disobeyed Allah and His Messenger, and Banu Lihyan." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would also say: "Ghifar, Allah has forgiven it; and Aslam, Allah has granted it safety. I did not say these words; rather, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said them." Then, after supplicating against those he supplicated against, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say Allahu Akbar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that Amir bin al-Tufayl did not enter Madinah without a guarantee of safety from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O Amir, whoever embraces Islam remains safe." He said: Yes, on the condition that the desert and Bedouin lands (al-wabar) are mine and the towns and settled lands (al-madar) are yours. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That cannot be. O Amir, embrace Islam and you will be safe." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go, until we consider your matter tomorrow." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for the Ansar and asked: "What is your opinion? I have invited this man, but he refuses to embrace Islam unless the desert is under his rule and the towns under mine." They said: Whatever Allah wills and then whatever you will, O Messenger of Allah! Whenever they took from us in war a single camel-hobbling rope ('iqal), we took two from them in return. Allah and His Messenger know best. The next day Amir came again to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "O Amir, will you embrace Islam?" He said: No, unless the desert is mine and the towns are yours. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is there no other way besides that?" But he insisted that the lands of tents be his and the lands of mud houses be the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to accept his condition. Amir said in anger: Know that, by Allah, I will fill Madinah against you with horsemen and foot soldiers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Allah Almighty will not let that happen, nor will the sons of Qaylah, that is, Aws and Khazraj." Then, when Amir turned his back and left, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: 'Allahumma ikfinihi' (O Allah, suffice me against him). So Allah Almighty afflicted him, before he reached his home, with a severe inflammation of the throat, or diphtheria (al-dhubahah). When this illness struck him, he cried out: O family of Amir! A swelling like the swelling of a camel has come out! And he perished at that very moment, before reaching his home.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever climbs the mountain pass of al-Murar (or al-Marar), his sins will fall away from him just as the sins of the Children of Israel fell away." The first to climb it were our horses, the horses of Banu Khazraj. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All of you have been forgiven except the owner of the red camel." The narrator says: He was a Bedouin searching for his lost animal. We said to him: Come, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) will seek forgiveness for you. But he said: Finding my lost animal is dearer to me than your companion (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) seeking forgiveness for me. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim.