(44) باب فِي خَيْرِ دُورِ الأَنْصَارِ رضى الله عنهم
Ibrahim b. Muhammad b. Talha reported:
I heard Abu Sa'ld delivering an address in the presence of Abu 'Utba that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The worthiest settlements of the Ansar are those of Banu Najjar, then of Banu 'Abu al-Ashhal and then of Banu Harith and then of Banu Khazraj and then of the clan of Banu Sa'idah, and if I were to give preference to anyone besides them I would have given preference to my relatives.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2511 d
In-book reference: Book 44, Hadith 253
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 31, Hadith 6107