Is it permissible to prefer the Muhajireen over the Ansar, and is this possible? What is the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah?

Question : Is it permissible to prefer the Muhajireen over the Ansar? Is this possible? And what is the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah?

Answer : There is no doubt that the Muhajireen are better than the Ansar. For this reason, Allah the Exalted placed them first in His mention, saying: This is a matter agreed upon by the people of the Sunnah, as Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in *Al-'Aqeedah al-Wasatiyyah*. He said: "They place the Muhajireen before the Ansar." As for the meaning, this is because the Muhajireen combined both migration and support, whereas the Ansar came to their lands, so they provided support only, without migration. It is well known that one who combines two descriptions holds a higher rank than one who has only one description. Do you understand? Good. Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.