49/66. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3901 — The Prophet’s Love for the Ansar
About The Virtue Of The Ansar And The Quraish
Hadith About the Ansar and Love for the Prophet
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3901
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3901
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ،قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ جَمَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاسًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ " هَلُمَّ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ " . قَالُوا لاَ إِلاَّ ابْنَ أُخْتٍ لَنَا . فَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ ابْنَ أُخْتِ الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُمْ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّ قُرَيْشًا حَدِيثٌ عَهْدُهُمْ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَمُصِيبَةٍ وَإِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَجْبُرَهُمْ وَأَتَأَلَّفَهُمْ أَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ النَّاسُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَتَرْجِعُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ " . قَالُوا بَلَى . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ سَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا أَوْ شِعْبًا وَسَلَكَتِ الأَنْصَارُ وَادِيًا أَوْ شِعْبًا لَسَلَكْتُ وَادِيَ الأَنْصَارِ أَوْ شِعْبَهُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Gathered A Group Of People From The Ansar And Said: "Come, Is There Anyone Among You Who Is From Other Than You?" They Said: "No, Except The Son Of A Sister Of Ours." So He Said: "The Son Of The Sister Of A People Is From Them."Then He Said: "Indeed The Quraish Is Not Far From Their Time Of Ignorance And Affliction, And I Wished That I Subdue Them And Coax Them. Are You Not Happy That The People Return With This World And You Return To Your Homes With The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ)?" They Said: "Of Course We Are." So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "If The People Were To Pass Through A Valley Or A Path, And The Ansar Passed Through A Valley Or A Path Then I Would Pass Through The Valley Or Path Of The Ansar."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3901In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 301English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3901
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3901
This hadith about the Ansar shows how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم comforted them and lifted their hearts. Some people received worldly gifts, while the Ansar returned with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم to their homes. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained that he wanted to soften the hearts of Quraysh because they were still close to their time of ignorance and had faced hardship. He then praised the Ansar with words of deep love: if people took one valley or path and the Ansar took another, he would choose the path of the Ansar. The main lesson is clear: the value of being close to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and loyal to him is greater than worldly gain.
What we learn from this hadith
- Worldly gifts do not equal the honor of closeness to the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم knew how to comfort loyal believers when they felt hurt.
- The Ansar were honored for their loyalty, support, and love.
- Family belonging is recognized in the phrase: the sister’s son of a people is from them.
