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3899. Ubayy bin Ka'b narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "If it were not for the Hijrah, I would be a man from the Anṣār." (Saḥīh)
[He said:] And with this same chain, from the Prophet ﷺ, that he said: "If the people were to pass through a valley or a path, then I would be with the Anṣār." He said: This Hadīth is Ḥasan.
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The statement of the Prophet ﷺ is to acknowledge the efforts and struggles of Anṣār regarding the promotion and promulgations of the religion of Islam. He appreciated them, so much so, that he declared that if it was possible to ignore the difference of emigration, he would have preferred to imagine himself as member of the Anṣār community.