Mu-aakhaat (brotherhood)

Those Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) who came from Makkah to Madinah were totally destitute. Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) made the Muhajireen and Ansaar enter into an agreement of brotherhood to support and assist each other. The Ansaar would compete with one another in offering assistance to the Muhaajireen. They allowed the Muhaajireen to do as they felt with their houses, wealth, properties and orchards and gave preference to the Muhaajireen over themselves.

Once an Ansaari sahaabi told his Muhaajir brother to take half of his wealth. “My house has two sections,” he said. “Take whichever section you wish. I have two wives. I will divorce the one you like and you can marry her thereafter.”

The Muhaajir sahaabi replied: “May Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) bless you in your wealth and family. Show me the way to the marketplace and I will see to my own needs.”

In short, the Ansaar displayed great support and the Muhaajireen displayed the highest form of independence. If a Muhaajir did take anything, he made up for it later. They initially also inherited from each other due to mu-aakhaat (brotherhood), but later Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) cancelled this law when the ayaat of inheritance were revealed.