The Prophet Muhammad migrated to Madina from Makka. Write about the Ansar and the Muhajirun and the way they helped each other.

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1. [10] When the Muslims of Makka first arrived in Madina they were without many belongings. The Muslims of Madina (mainly from the Aws and Khazraj tribes), who had invited the Prophet to their city, were happy to welcome the migrating Muslims. To unite the two groups, the Prophet made them brothers, pairing each of the Ansar with the Muhajirun. The Prophet took Ali as his brother. Sa'd bin ar-Rabi and Abdur Rahman bin Awf were made brothers and Sa'd was willing to share half his property and divorce his wife for Abdur Rahman to marry. He refused, preferring to work himself. The Ansar wanted to share their date palms with the Muhajirun but the Muhajirun refused, so the Ansar offered them to work in their orchards and in return they were given dates. In this way the Madinans gave protection and material assistance to their Makkan brothers and the Madinans came with their faith to share and spread in Madina.
2. [4] There are many ways one can share their good fortune with others. If they have a business, they can offer jobs to those who need them. If they have spare rooms in their houses, they can offer them as accommodation to people who have not yet found a place to stay. They can share some of the food that they cook, or buy some groceries for them, so they do not have to spend from their own money.