Abu Bakr and Abbas passed by a gathering of the Ansar who were weeping.He asked, "What is making you weep?"They replied, "We were recalling our gatherings with the Prophet ﷺ."He then went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him of this. The Prophet ﷺ came out with the edge of a cloak wrapped around his head. He ascended the pulpit, and he never ascended it again after that day. He praised Allah and extolled Him, then said, "I urge you to take care of the Ansar, for they are my closest confidants and trusted companions. They have fulfilled their duty, and what remains is what is owed to them. So accept from those of them who do good, and overlook the faults of those who err."
حدثني محمد بن يحيى أبو علي حدثنا شاذان أخو عبدان حدثنا أبي أخبرنا شعبة بن الحجاج عن هشام بن زيد قال سمعت
مر أبو بكر والعباس رضي الله عنهما بمجلس من مجالس الأنصار وهم يبكون فقال ما يبكيكم قالوا ذكرنا مجلس النبي ﷺ منا فدخل على النبي ﷺ فأخبره بذلك قال فخرج النبي ﷺ وقد عصب على رأسه حاشية برد قال فصعد المنبر ولم يصعده بعد ذلك اليوم فحمد الله وأثنى عليه ثم قال أوصيكم بالأنصار فإنهم كرشي وعيبتي وقد قضوا الذي عليهم وبقي الذي لهم فاقبلوا من محسنهم وتجاوزوا عن مسيئهم