Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2446

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَمَّا فَتَحَ حُنَيْنًا قَسَمَ الْغَنَائِمَ فَأَعْطَى الْمُؤَلَّفَةَ قُلُوبُهُمْ فَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الأَنْصَارَ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُصِيبُوا مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسُ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَخَطَبَهُمْ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ « يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ أَلَمْ أَجِدْكُمْ ضُلاَّلاً فَهَدَاكُمُ اللَّهُ بِى وَعَالَةً فَأَغْنَاكُمُ اللَّهُ بِى وَمُتَفَرِّقِينَ فَجَمَعَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِى ». وَيَقُولُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمَنُّ. فَقَالَ « أَلاَ تُجِيبُونِى ». فَقَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمَنُّ. فَقَالَ « أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ لَوْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْ تَقُولُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا وَكَانَ مِنَ الأَمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ». لأَشْيَاءَ عَدَّدَهَا. زَعَمَ عَمْرٌو أَنْ لاَ يَحْفَظُهَا فَقَالَ « أَلاَ تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالشَّاءِ وَالإِبِلِ وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى رِحَالِكُمُ الأَنْصَارُ شِعَارٌ وَالنَّاسُ دِثَارٌ وَلَوْلاَ الْهِجْرَةُ لَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَلَوْ سَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا وَشِعْبًا لَسَلَكْتُ وَادِىَ الأَنْصَارِ وَشِعْبَهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ بَعْدِى أَثَرَةً فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِى عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ».

It was narrated from Abdullah bin Zaid that when the Messenger of Allah (SAW) conquered Hunain, he distributed the spoils and he gave to those whose hearts has been inclined (towards Islam). Then he heard that Ansar would have liked to have got what the people had got. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) stood up and addressed them; and he praised and glorified Allah, then he said: ‘O Ansar I did not find you astray, then Allah guided you through me? Were you not destitute, then Allah made you rich through me? Were you not divided, then Allah united you through me? They said: ‘Allah and his Messenger (SAW) are most generous.’ He said: ‘Are you not going to answer me?’ They said: ‘Allah and his Messenger (SAW) are most generous.’ He said: ‘If you wish you may say such-and- such, and such - and- such happened’ he mentioned a number of things, but Amr said that he did not remember them. Then he said: ‘Does it not please you that the people are leaving with camels and sheep, and you are leaving with Messenger of Allah (SAW). The Ansar are inner garments and people are outer garments. Were it nor for a Hijrah, I would have been one of the Ansar. If the people were to follow a valley or mountain pass, I would follow the valley or mountain pass of the Ansar. After I am gone you are going to see others being preferred to you, but be patient until you meet at the Cistern. ’’