Book 63: The Merits of the Helpers (Ansar)
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Musa bin Isma'il narrated to us that Mahdi bin Maimun told us. Ghailan bin Jarir narrated to us. He said: I asked Hazrat Anas (ra): Tell me, this name Ansar, did you adopt it yourselves, or did Allah give you this name? He said: No, rather Allah gave us our name. (Ghailan used to say:) We used to go to Hazrat Anas (ra), and he would relate to us the virtues of the Ansar and their deeds, and turning towards me or towards some man of the Azd tribe, he would say: Your people did such and such in such and such a battle.
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Ubaid bin Isma'il narrated to us that Abu Usamah told us. He narrated from Hisham, Hisham from his father, and his father from Hazrat Aishah (ra). She said: The Battle of Bu'ath too was a battle which Allah made a forerunner for the sake of His Messenger (saw). Thus the Messenger of Allah (saw) came (to Medina) at a time when the unity of the Ansar had broken apart and some of their chiefs had been killed and some wounded. So Allah made that battle a forerunner for His Messenger (saw), so that they might enter Islam.
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Abul Walid narrated to us that Shu'bah told us that it is narrated from Abut Tayyah. He said: I heard Hazrat Anas (ra). He used to say: On the day of the Conquest of Mecca the Ansar began to say: He has given wealth to the Quraish. By Allah, this is a most astonishing thing, that our swords should be dripping with the blood of the Quraish and our spoils too should be given back to those very people. This news reached the Prophet (saw), so he called the Ansar and said: “What is this news that has reached me about you?” And they did not tell lies. They said: It is (true), what has reached you. He said: “Are you not pleased that the people return to their homes with the spoils, and you return to your homes with the Messenger of Allah (saw)? If the Ansar were to walk in a valley or a mountain pass, I too would walk in the valley or pass of the Ansar.”
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Muhammad bin Bashshar told me that Ghundar narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. He narrated from Muhammad bin Ziyad, Muhammad bin Ziyad from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), and Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) from the Prophet (saw), or (he said:) Abul Qasim (saw) said: “If the Ansar were to walk in a valley, or he said a mountain pass, I too would walk in the valley of the Ansar. And had there been no migration (Hijrah), I too would have been one of the men of the Ansar.” Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for him, he did not say it without reason. They gave him refuge and helped him, or he said some other word like this.
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Isma'il bin Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim bin Sa'd told me. He narrated from his father, and his father from his grandfather (Ibrahim bin Abdur Rahman bin Auf). He said: When they came to Medina, the Messenger of Allah (saw) made Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) (bin Auf) and Hazrat Sa'd bin Rabi' (ra) brothers to each other. Hazrat Sa'd (ra) said to Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra): I am the wealthiest of the Ansar. I will divide my wealth into two halves. And I have two wives; look and tell me which of them you like, and I will divorce her, and when her waiting period (Iddah) is over, you may marry her. Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) said: May Allah bless you in your wives and in your wealth. Where is your market? So they directed him to the market of the Banu Qainuqa'. He did not return until he had some dried milk curd and ghee left over as profit. Then he kept going there every morning. After this he came one day with a trace of yellow perfume on him. The Prophet (saw) said: “What is this?” Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) said: I have married. He said: “What dowry (Mahr) did you give your wife?” He said: A date stone of gold, or he said: gold equal to a date stone. Ibrahim was in doubt about this (as to which words he said).
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Qutaibah narrated to us. Isma'il bin Ja'far told us that he narrated from Humaid, and Humaid from Hazrat Anas (ra), that he said: Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (ra) came to us, and the Prophet (saw) made him and Hazrat Sa'd bin Rabi' (ra) brothers to each other, and he (Sa'd) was very wealthy. Hazrat Sa'd (ra) said: The Ansar know well that I am one of those among them who are very wealthy. I will divide my wealth into two halves between me and you. And I have two wives; look which of them you like more, and I will divorce her. When she is free from her waiting period (Iddah), marry her. Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) said: May Allah bless you in your wives. That day he did not return until he brought back some ghee and dried milk curd that he had saved as profit. He had stayed (there) only a short while when he came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) with traces of yellow perfume on him. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to him: “Oh, what is this?” He said: I have married an Ansari woman. He asked: “What dowry (Mahr) did you give her?” He said: Gold equal to a date stone, or he said: a date stone of gold. He said: “Hold a wedding feast (Walimah), even if it be with only one goat.”
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Salt bin Muhammad Abu Hammam narrated to us. He said: I heard Mughirah bin Abdur Rahman that Abuz Zinad told us. He narrated from A'raj, and A'raj from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: The Ansar said: Divide these date palm groves between us and them (the Muhajirin). He said: “No.” The Ansar said: Then they shall do the work in our place, and they will share with us in the fruit (of the dates). They said: We agreed, and we will do so.
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Hajjaj bin Minhal narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. He said: Adi bin Thabit told me. Adi said: I heard Hazrat Bara (bin Azib) (ra). He said: I heard the Prophet (saw), or he said: The Prophet (saw) said: “Only a believer loves the Ansar, and no one hates them except a hypocrite. So whoever loves them, Allah too will love him, and whoever hates them, Allah too will hate him.”
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Muslim bin Ibrahim narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. He narrated from Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Jabr, Abdullah from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra), and Hazrat Anas (ra) from the Prophet (saw), that he said: “To love the Ansar is a sign of faith, and to hate the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy.”
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Abu Ma'mar told us that Abdul Warith narrated to us. Abdul Aziz told us that it is narrated from Hazrat Anas (ra). He said: The Prophet (saw) saw women and children coming towards him. Abdul Aziz said: I think Hazrat Anas (ra) also said: from a wedding. On seeing them the Prophet (saw) stood up straight and said: “By Allah, you are among the people who are very dear to me.” He said this three times.
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Ya'qub bin Ibrahim bin Kathir narrated to us that Bahz bin Asad told us. Shu'bah narrated to us. He said: Hisham bin Zaid told me. He said: I heard Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He said: A woman of the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah (saw), and she had a child of hers with her. The Messenger of Allah (saw) spoke with her and said: “By Him in Whose hand is my life, you are among the people who are very dear to me.” He said this twice.
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Muhammad bin Bashshar told us that Ghundar narrated to us. Shu'bah told us that it is narrated from Amr (bin Murrah). (He said:) I heard Abu Hamzah. He narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (ra) that the Ansar said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Every prophet has followers, and since we have followed you, pray to Allah that He make our followers also from among us. So he prayed for this. (Amr bin Murrah says:) I related this hadith to (Abdur Rahman) bin Abi Laila. He said: Hazrat Zaid (ra) used to say the same.
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Adam (bin Abi Iyas) narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. Amr bin Murrah narrated to us. He said: I heard Abu Hamzah, who was a man of the Ansar. (He used to say:) The Ansar said (to the Prophet (saw)): Every people has its dependants and adherents, and since we are your followers, pray to Allah that He make our dependants and adherents also from among us. The Prophet (saw) prayed: “O Allah! Make their dependants and adherents also from among them.” Amr said: I related this hadith to Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila. He said: Hazrat Zaid (ra) used to say the same. Shu'bah said: I think this is Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (ra).
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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us that Ghundar told us. (He said:) Shu'bah narrated to us, he said: I heard Qatadah. He reported from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra), and Hazrat Anas (ra) from Hazrat Abu Usaid (ra). He said: The Prophet (saw) said: “Of the families of the Ansar (Helpers), the family of Banu Najjar is the best. Then after it Banu Abdul Ashhal, then Banu Harith bin Khazraj, then Banu Sa'idah. And there is good in all the families of the Ansar.” Hazrat Sa'd (ra) (bin Ubadah) used to say: I think the Prophet (saw) has ranked them above us. He was told: The Holy Prophet (saw) has also ranked you above many. And Abdus Samad said: Shu'bah narrated to us that Qatadah told us: I heard Hazrat Anas (ra). (He said) that Hazrat Abu Usaid (ra) related the same from the Prophet (saw) and said: In this narration the name of the father of Hazrat Sa'd (ra) is mentioned as Ubadah.
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Sa'd bin Hafs Talhi narrated to us that Shaiban told us, from Yahya, that Abu Salamah said: Hazrat Abu Usaid (ra) informed me that he heard the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “The best of the Ansar (Helpers),” or he said: “The best (families) of the families of the Ansar are Banu Najjar, Banu Abdul Ashhal, Banu Harith and Banu Sa'idah.”
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Khalid bin Makhlad narrated to us that Sulaiman told us, he said: Amr bin Yahya told us. He reported from Abbas bin Sahl, Abbas from Hazrat Abu Humaid (Sa'idi (ra)), and Hazrat Abu Humaid (ra) from the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “The best of the families of the Ansar (Helpers) is that of Banu Najjar, then that of Abdul Ashhal, then the family of Banu Harith, then that of Banu Sa'idah. And there is good in all the families of the Ansar.” Then we met Hazrat Sa'd bin Ubadah (ra). He said: Abu Usaid (ra)! Do you not know that the Prophet (saw) has declared the Ansar the best and has put us last? Hazrat Sa'd (ra) met the Prophet (saw) and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! The best of the families of the Ansar were mentioned and we were put last. He (saw) said: “Is it not enough for you that you too are among the good people?”
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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us that Ghundar told us that Shu'bah narrated to us. He said: I heard Qatadah. He reported from Hazrat Anas bin Malik, and he from Hazrat Usaid bin Hudair (ra), that a man of the Ansar (Helpers) said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Will you not appoint me as your official, as you have appointed so-and-so? He (saw) said: “Soon after me you will meet with selfishness, that is, others will be given preference over you, so be patient until you meet me at the Pool of Kauthar.”
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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to me that Ghundar told us that Shu'bah narrated to us, from Hisham, who said: I heard Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He said: The Prophet (saw) said to the Ansar (Helpers): “Soon after me you will meet with selfishness, so be patient until you meet me, and the place of meeting you will be the Pool of Kauthar.”
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Abdullah bin Muhammad narrated to us that Sufyan told us, from Yahya bin Sa'id. He heard Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra) at the time when he had set out with Yahya to meet Walid. He said: The Prophet (saw) called the Ansar (Helpers) in order to give them the land of Bahrain as a land grant. The Ansar said: We will not take it unless you give our Emigrant brothers the same grant as well. He (saw) said: “If you will not take it, then be patient until you meet me, for soon after me you will suffer the hardship of selfishness.”
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Adam (bin Abi Iyas) narrated to us that Shu'bah told us that Abu Iyas Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah reported from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Life is only the life of the Hereafter, so set right the condition of the Ansar (Helpers) and the Emigrants (Muhajirin).” And Qatadah also related the like from Hazrat Anas (ra), and Hazrat Anas (ra) from the Prophet (saw). In it, it reads thus: He (saw) said: “fa-ghfir lil-ansar” instead of “fa-aslih”. That is: Cover the weaknesses of the Ansar and the Emigrants.
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