Sahih al-Bukhari 3613 (Book 63, Hadith 1) Narrated Ghailan bin Jarir: I asked Anas, “Tell me about the name ‘Al-Ansar.; Did you call yourselves by it or did Allah call you by it?” He said, “Allah called us by it.” We used to visit Anas (at Basra) and he used to narrate to us the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 63, Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansar), discusses the virtues of the Ansar, the residents of Medina who supported the Prophet.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3614 (Book 63, Hadith 2) Narrated `Aisha: The day of Bu’ath (i.e. Day of fighting between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Aus and Khazraj) was brought about by Allah for the good of His Apostle so that when Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) reached (Medina), the tribes of Medina had already divided and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3615 (Book 63, Hadith 3) Narrated Anas: On the day of the Conquest of Mecca, when the Prophet (ﷺ) had given (from the booty) the Quraish, the Ansar said, “By Allah, this is indeed very strange: While our swords are still dribbling with the blood of Quraish, our war booty are distributed amongst […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3616 (Book 63, Hadith 4) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) or Abul-Qasim said, “If the Ansar took their way through a valley or a mountain pass, I would take Ansar’s valley. And but for the migration, I would have been one of the Ansar.” Abu Huraira used to say, “The Prophet (ﷺ) […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3617 (Book 63, Hadith 5) Narrated Sa`d’s father: When the emigrants reached Medina. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) established the bond of fraternity between `Abdur-Rahman and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi. Sa`d said to `Abdur-Rahman, “I am the richest of all the Ansar, so I want to divide my property (between us), and I have two wives, […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3618 (Book 63, Hadith 6) Narrated Anas: When `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to us, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) made a bond of fraternity between him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` who was a rich man, Sa`d said, “The Ansar know that I am the richest of all of them, so I will divide my property […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3619 (Book 63, Hadith 7) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Ansar said (to the Prophet (ﷺ) ), “Please divide the date-palm trees between us and them (i.e. emigrants).” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “No.” The Ansar said, “Let them (i.e. the emigrants) do the labor for us in the gardens and share the date-fruits with […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3620 (Book 63, Hadith 8) Narrated Al-Bara: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying (or the Prophet (ﷺ) said), “None loves the Ansar but a believer, and none hates them but a hypocrite. So Allah will love him who loves them, and He will hate him who hates them.” حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3621 (Book 63, Hadith 9) Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The sign of Belief is to love the Ansar, and the sign of hypocrisy is to hate the Ansar.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبْرٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3622 (Book 63, Hadith 10) Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) saw the women and children (of the Ansar) coming forward. (The sub-narrator said, “I think that Anas said, ‘They were returning from a wedding party.”) The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and said thrice, “By Allah! You are from the most beloved people to […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3623 (Book 63, Hadith 11) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once an Ansari woman, accompanied by a son of hers, came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) spoke to her and said twice, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you are the most beloved people to me.” حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 3624 (Book 63, Hadith 12) Narrated Zaid bin Al-Arqam: The Annwar said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Every prophet has his own followers and we have followed you. So will you invoke Allah to let our followers be considered from us (as Ansar too)?” So he invoked Allah accordingly. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]