Usayd bin Hudayr al-Ashhali, the chief, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he had been distributing food. Usayd mentioned to him a household from Banu Zafar of the Ansar who were in need.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Usayd, you left us alone until what we had in our hands was gone. When you hear that something has come to us, remind me of that household."Later, food came to him from Khaybar, barley and dates. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ distributed it among the people, and he gave generously to the Ansar, and he gave a portion to that household.Usayd bin Hudayr said to him in gratitude, "May Allah reward you, Prophet of Allah, with the finest reward," or he said, "with goodness."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "And you too, company of the Ansar, may Allah reward you with the finest reward," or he said, "with goodness. For indeed, as far as I know, you are chaste and patient. After me you will see others preferred over you in authority and in distribution, so be patient until you meet me at the Pool."
جاء أسيد بن حضير الأشهلي النقيب إلى رسول الله ﷺ، وقد كان قسم طعاما، فذكر له أهل بيت من بني ظفر من الأنصار، فيهم حاجة، فقال لي رسول الله ﷺ: أسيد تركتنا حتى إذا ذهب ما في أيدينا فإذا سمعت بشيء قد جاءنا، فاذكر لي أهل ذلك البيت. قال: فجاءه بعد ذلك طعام من خيبر: شعير وتمر، قال: فقسم رسول الله ﷺ في الناس، وقسم في الأنصار، فأجزل، وقسم في أهل ذلك البيت، فقال له أسيد بن حضير: مستشكرا جزاك الله أي نبي الله أطيب الجزاء، أو قال خيرا، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: وأنتم معشر الأنصار، فجزاكم الله أطيب الجزاء أو قال خيرا، فإنكم ما علمت أعفة صبر، وسترون بعدي أثرة في الأمر والقسم، واصبروا حتى تلقوني على الحوض.
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Nasai narrated it in Sunan al-Kubra (8287), Ibn Hibban (7277), and Hakim (4/79), all of them through routes going back to Asim bin Suwayd bin Amir bin Zayd bin Jariya, who said, Yahya bin Saeed Ansari narrated to us, from Anas bin Malik, who said, and then he related the hadith. Hakim said, "This is a hadith sahih in its chain, though the two of them did not include it." Its chain is hasan because of Asim bin Suwayd Ansari, the imam of Masjid Quba. Abu Hatim said of him, "A shaykh whose standing is one of truthfulness," and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in Thiqat.As for his statement, "You have left us," it means, "You have stopped mentioning to us the people of that house."