Words of Wisdom to the Ansar

When the Muslims began to debate in regard to the election of the Khalifa, Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (ra) addressed the Ansar and said, “O Ansar, you are the ones who were the very first to offer their support. Let it not be that now you become the very first to cause a disagreement.”

(Sheikh Shah Moinuddin Ahmad Nadvi, Siyar al-Sahabah, Vol. 2, [Karachi, Pakistan: Dar al-Isha‘ah Urdu Bazar] 126-127.)