(43) باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ الأَنْصَارِ رضى الله تعالى عنهم
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw children and women of the Ansar coming back from a wedding feast. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) stood up motionless (as a mark of respect) and said:
O Allah, (bear witness) (and addressing the Ansar), said: You are dearest to me amongst people, (and said: O Allah (bear witness) (and addressing the Ansar), said: You are dearest to me amongst people. And he meant Ansar.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2508
In-book reference: Book 44, Hadith 246
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 31, Hadith 6101