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and made Hamza the brother of Zayd.
Allah honors the Prophet’s Companions by mentioning them together with their reward in
the Koran saying:
“As for the first Outstrippers among the migrants and supporters
and those who followed them in doing good,
Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him.
He has prepared for them gardens underneath which rivers flow,
where they shall live for ever. That is the greatest winning.”
Koran, 9:100
The Ansar gleaned their livelihood from farming the fertile land of the oasis, whereas the
Muhajirin had been traders and knew little about cultivating the land, so it was decided
that the Ansar should keep their orchards and groves and divide its produce with their
Muhajirin brothers. Such was the extent of the brotherhood that when an Ansar died, his
property was inherited not just by his family but by his extended Muhajirin family. Allah
Allah honors the Prophet’s Companions by mentioning them together with their reward in
the Koran saying:
“As for the first Outstrippers among the migrants and supporters
and those who followed them in doing good,
Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him.
He has prepared for them gardens underneath which rivers flow,
where they shall live for ever. That is the greatest winning.”
Koran, 9:100
The Ansar gleaned their livelihood from farming the fertile land of the oasis, whereas the
Muhajirin had been traders and knew little about cultivating the land, so it was decided
that the Ansar should keep their orchards and groves and divide its produce with their
Muhajirin brothers. Such was the extent of the brotherhood that when an Ansar died, his
property was inherited not just by his family but by his extended Muhajirin family. Allah