Muslim 2669 — You will follow the ways of those before you

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«قال رسول الله: «لتتبعن سنن الذين من قبلكم شبراً بشبر وذراعاً بذراع، حتى لو دخلوا في جحر ضب لاتبعتموهم» قلنا: يا رسول الله، اليهود والنصارى؟ قال: «فمن؟»»

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The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· The complaint of Ali's troops after Yemen and the Prophet's words: do not complain of Ali· The last sermon from the minbar· Alqama ibn Mujazziz's expedition to the Jeddah coast· The Prophet's dream of the two gold bracelets, interpreted as the two liars· Muslim 49 — Whoever sees an evil must change it with his hand· Muslim 184 — Cast on Paradise's rivers, growing like the seed in flood silt· Muslim 2382 — The dearest of people to me in companionship is Abu Bakr

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The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana

When the Ansar received nothing of the lavish Hunayn grants and grumbled that 'the Prophet has rejoined his own people', Sa'd ibn Ubada conveyed their hurt and gathered them in an enclosure; the Prophet reminded them they had been astray and God guided them, destitute and God enriched them, enemies and God reconciled their hearts — then asked whether they were not content that people return with sheep and camels while they return to their homes with the Messenger of God; the Ansar wept until their beards were wet and declared themselves content with the Messenger of God as their share.