Volume 5, Book 58, Number 250:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle arrived at Medina with Abu Bakr, riding behind him on the same camel. Abu Bakr
was an elderly man known to the people, while Allah’s Apostle was a youth that was unknown. Thus,
if a man met Abu Bakr, he would day, “O Abu Bakr! Who is this man in front of you?” Abu Bakr
would say, “This man shows me the Way,” One would think that Abu Bakr meant the road, while in
fact, Abu Bakr meant the way of virtue and good. Then Abu Bakr looked behind and saw a horse-
rider persuing them. He said, “O Allah’s Apostle! This is a horse-rider persuing us.” The Prophet
looked behind and said, “O Allah! Cause him to fall down.” So the horse threw him down and got up
neighing. After that the rider, Suraqa said, “O Allah’s Prophet! Order me whatever you want.” The
Prophet said, “Stay where you are and do not allow anybody to reach us.” So, in the first part of the
day Suraqa was an enemy of Allah’s Prophet and in the last part of it, he was a protector. Then Allah’s
Apostle alighted by the side of the Al-Harra and sent a message to the Ansar, and they came to Al –
lah’s Prophet and Abu Bakr, and having greeted them, they said, “Ride (your she-camels) safe and
obeyed.” Allah’s Apostle and Abu Bakr rode and the Ansar, carrying their arms, surrounded them.
The news that Allah’s Prophet had come circulated in Medina. The people came out and were eagerly
looking and saying “Allah’s Prophet has come! Allah’s Prophet has come! So the Prophet went on till
he alighted near the house of Abu Aiyub. While the Prophet was speaking with the family members
of Abu Aiyub, ‘Abdullah bin Salam heard the news of his arrival while he himself was picking the
dates for his family from his family garden. He hurried to the Prophet carrying the dates which he
had collected for his family from the garden. He listened to Allah’s Prophet and then went home.
Then Allah’s Prophet said, “Which is the nearest of the houses of our Kith and kin?” Abu Aiyub
replied, “Mine, O Allah’s Prophet! This is my house and this is my gate.” The Prophet said, “Go and
prepare a place for our midday rest.” Abu Aiyub said, “Get up (both of you) with Allah’s Blessings.” So
when Allah’s Prophet went into the house, ‘Abdullah bin Salaim came and said “I testify that you (i.e.
Muhammad) are Apostle of Allah and that you have come with the Truth. The Jews know well that I
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am their chief and the son of their chief and the most learned amongst them and the son of the most
learned amongst them. So send for them (i.e. Jews) and ask them about me before they know that I
have embraced Islam, for if they know that they will say about me things which are not correct.” So
Allah’s Apostle sent for them, and they came and entered. Allah’s Apostle said to them, “O (the group
of) Jews! Woe to you: be afraid of Allah. By Allah except Whom none has the right to be worshipped,
you people know for certain, that I am Apostle of Allah and that I have come to you with the Truth,
so embrace Islam.” The Jews replied, “We do not know this.” So they said this to the Prophet and he
repeated it thrice. Then he said, “What sort of a man is ‘Abdullah bin Salam amongst you?” They said,
“He is our chief and the son of our chief and the most learned man, and the son of the most learned
amongst us.” He said, “What would you think if he should embrace Islam?” They said, “Allah forbid!
He can not embrace Islam.” He said, ” What would you think if he should embrace Islam?” They said,
“Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam.” He said, “What would you think if he should embrace Is –
lam?” They said, “Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam.” He said, “O Ibn Salaim! Come out to them.”
He came out and said, “O (the group of) Jews! 8e afraid of Allah except Whom none has the right to
be worshipped. You know for certain that he is Apostle of Allah and that he has brought a True Reli –
gion!’ They said, “You tell a lie.” On that Allah’s Apostle turned them out.

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 208:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The people of Mecca asked Allah’s Apostle to show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon
split in two halves between which they saw the Hiram’ mountain.

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 145:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “The Ansar are my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets,
People will go on increasing but the Ansar will go on decreasing; so accept the good of the good-
doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst them. “

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 154:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said to Ubai, “Allah has ordered me to recite to you: ‘Those who disbelieve (Surat-al-
Bayina 98).’ ” Ubai said, “Has He mentioned my name?” The Prophet said, “Yes.” On hearing this, Ubai
started weeping.

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 140:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
On the day of the battle of the Trench (i.e. Ghazwat-ul-Khandaq) the Ansar used to say, “We are
those who have given the pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for Jihad (i.e. holy fighting) as long as
we live.” The Prophet , replied to them, “O Allah! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter; so
please honor the Ansar and the Emigrants.”

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Abu Bakr and Al-‘Abbas passed by one of the gatherings of the Ansar who were weeping then. He
(i.e. Abu Bakr or Al-‘Abbas) asked, “Why are you weeping?” They replied, “We are weeping because
we remember the gathering of the Prophet with us.” So Abu Bakr went to the Prophet and told him of
that. The Prophet came out, tying his head with a piece of the hem of a sheet. He ascended the pulpit
which he never ascended after that day. He glorified and praised Allah and then said, “I request you
to take care of the Ansar as they are my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets.
They have fulfilled their obligations and rights which were enjoined on them but there remains what
is for them. So, accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrongdoers
amongst them.”

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 128:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “The sign of Belief is to love the Ansar, and the sign of hypocrisy is to hate the
Ansar.”

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once an Ansari woman, accompanied by a son of hers, came to Allah’s Apostle. Allah’s Apostle
spoke to her and said twice, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you are the most beloved people to
me.”