MUHAJIRIN AND ANSAR - Manal Shoaib

MUHAJIRIN AND ANSAR

• When the Holy Prophet (PBUH) arrived in Madinah, he declared

brotherhood between the Muhajirin (Emigrants) and the Ansar ( Helpers)

in the house of Hazrat Anas ibn Malik. There were ninety men – half of

them from the Muhajirin and half of them from the Ansar – and the Holy

Prophet (PBUH) declared brotherhood between them in charity and

benevolence, and made them to inherit from each other in case of the

death of any of them, in preference to their next-of- kin. This continued

until the Battle of Badr took place, when Allah revealed:

“And blood relations among each other have closer personal ties in the

Decree of Allah (regarding inheritance)…” (33:6), returning the right of

inheritance to the next of kin, rather than those joined in brotherhood.

Muhajirin:

• The Muhajirin are those people who emigrated in the way of Allah from

Makkah to Madinah.

• The term ‘Muhajir’ is not applied to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) himself.

• The Muhajirin suffered greatly at the hands of the Quraish before their

migration.

• Some emigrants had to leave their sons, daughters, wives or husbands

behind for their religion.

• Some stole out of Makkah alone and made the arduous journey to

Madinah by themselves.

• Also, they took virtually no possessions to Madinah, and thus arrived

penniless.

Quran:

“The sins of the emigrants -- - are forgiven.”

“Those who believed, migrated and expended blood and treasure in

fighting for the cause of Allah, occupy a high position.”

Ansar:

• The Ansar are the people of the tribes of Aus and Khazraj.

• These tribes had migrated to Madinah in the twilight of the Himyarite

Empire.

• These two tribes fought with each other, as well as the Jews with whom

they shared the city.

• After Muhammad (PBUH)’s arrival, these two tribes lived in peace

forever.

• After the establishment of the Brotherhood between the Muhajirin and

the Ansar, the Ansar were eager to divide their every possession with

their new brothers.

• Quite a few Ansar even divorced some of their wives to give to their

brothers who had arrived from Makkah without their families or without

their wives.

• The Ansar stood with the Holy Prophet (PBUH) through thick and thin

right from the Battle of Badr, where Hazrat Saad bin Muaz, on behalf of

the Ansar, pledged allegiance and unequivocal support to the cause of

Islam. They did this, even though they were not required to do so by the

Pledges of Aqabah.

• After the death of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), they gave up their right

and reconciled with the suggestion that the next caliph ought to be from

the Quraish.

• Along with the Muhajirin, they too made tremendous contribution to the

spread of Islam by conquest and preaching.

Ahadis:

“The sign of faith is love of the Ansar and the sign of hypocrisy is

hatred of the Ansar.”

“If the people took one path, and the Ansar another, I would choose the

path of the Ansar.”