It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated on the pulpit. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the Ansar: The example of the general people's relationship with me is like an outer garment, and the relationship of the Ansar with me is like a garment that is attached to the body (i.e., the Ansar are my special people). If the general people walk in one valley and the Ansar in another mountain pass, then I would prefer to walk in the pass of the Ansar, and if there were no virtue in migration, I would have been one of the Ansar myself. Whoever attains authority and rule over the Ansar should treat their righteous ones with kindness, and if any of them makes a mistake, he should overlook it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards himself and said: Whoever frightened them, it is as if he frightened me.