This hadith had, for some time, been included in The Series of Weak Hadiths. It then became clear to me that it has corroborating reports which require that it be transferred here, to the Sahihah series. Their documentation has already preceded, so I refer the reader to it, that readers may be fully apprised of the matter. I say:

As for the first passage, it has preceded in the hadith of Abdullah ibn Salam, as reported by a number of scholars, including al-Tirmidhi, who authenticated it. It has already appeared under no. 569.

As for the second passage, it has preceded in the hadith of Sa'id ibn Yazid al-Ansari, as reported by Ahmad and others with a good chain of transmission. It has already appeared under no. 741.

As for the third and final passage, it has preceded in the hadith of Abdullah ibn Amr, as reported by Ibn Hibban and others with a good chain of transmission. It has already appeared under no. 1228. Thus, the hadith is authentic, and all praise is due to Allah.

3560 — “Indeed, everything has a legacy and a trust; my legacy and my trust are the Ansar, so uphold my rights concerning them.”

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (5/309/5398) through al-Walid ibn Shuja', who said: Umar ibn Hafs ibn Thabit al-Ansari narrated to us from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Rijal, from Rabi'ah ibn Abi Abd al-Rahman, from Anas ibn Malik, who said:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us and said: … and he mentioned it.

He said:

“No one narrated it from Rabi'ah except Ibn Abi al-Rijal; Umar ibn Hafs al-Ansari alone narrated it.”

I say: I found no biographical entry for him except in al-Bukhari’s al-Tarikh al-Kabir. He mentioned that he narrated from his father, who heard Nu'man ibn Bashir, may Allah be pleased with him. Dawud ibn Rushayd said: Umar ibn Hafs ibn Umar ibn Thabit, Abu Sa'd al-Ansari, narrated to us from his father … and he then related, through him, a report from Aishah. He said: