Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2439

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ جَمَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- الأَنْصَارَ فَقَالَ « أَفِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ ». فَقَالُوا لاَ إِلاَّ ابْنُ أُخْتٍ لَنَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ ابْنَ أُخْتِ الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُمْ ». فَقَالَ « إِنَّ قُرَيْشًا حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَمُصِيبَةٍ وَإِنِّى أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَجْبُرَهُمْ وَأَتَأَلَّفَهُمْ أَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ النَّاسُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَتَرْجِعُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ لَوْ سَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا وَسَلَكَ الأَنْصَارُ شِعْبًا لَسَلَكْتُ شِعْبَ الأَنْصَارِ ».

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) gathered Ansar and said: ‘Is there any one else among you?’ They said: ‘No, except the son of a sister of ours? The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘The son of the sisters of a people is one of them.’ Then he said: ‘The Quraish have only recently left Jahiliyyah behind and have suffered a calamity, and I wanted to help them and soften their hearts (towards faith). Does it not please you the people are going back with worldly gains, and you are going back to your houses with Messenger of Allah (SAW)? If the people were to follow a valley and the Ansar were to follow a mountain pass, I would follow the mountain pass of the Ansar. ’”