Messenger of Allah ﷺ met Az-Zubair in a caravan of Muslim merchants who were returning from Sham. Az-Zubair provided Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr with white clothes to wear. When the Muslims of Medina heard the news of the departure of Messenger of Allah ﷺ from Mecca (towards Medina), they started going to the Harra every morning . They would wait for him till the heat of the noon forced them to return. One day, after waiting for a long while, they returned home, and when they went into their houses, a Jew climbed up the roof of one of the forts of his people to look for some thing, and he saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions dressed in white clothes, emerging out of the desert mirage. The Jew could not help shouting at the top of his voice, "O you 'Arabs! Here is your great man whom you have been waiting for!" So all the Muslims rushed to their arms and received Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the summit of Harra. The Prophet ﷺ turned with them to the right and alighted at the quarters of Bani 'Amr bin 'Auf, and this was on Monday in the month of Rabi-ul-Awal. Abu Bakr stood up, receiving the people while Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat down and kept silent. Some of the Ansar who came and had not seen Messenger of Allah ﷺ before, began greeting Abu Bakr, but when the sunshine fell on Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr came forward and shaded him with his sheet only then the people came to know Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed with Bani 'Amr bin 'Auf for ten nights and established the mosque (mosque of Quba) which was founded on piety. Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in it and then mounted his she-camel and proceeded on, accompanied by the people till his she-camel knelt down at (the place of) the Mosque of Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Medina. Some Muslims used to pray there in those days, and that place was a yard for drying dates belonging to Suhail and Sahl, the orphan boys who were under the guardianship of 'Asad bin Zurara. When his she-camel knelt down, Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This place, Allah willing, will be our abiding place." Messenger of Allah ﷺ then called the two boys and told them to suggest a price for that yard so that he might take it as a mosque. The two boys said, "No, but we will give it as a gift, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" Messenger of Allah ﷺ then built a mosque there. The Prophet ﷺ himself started carrying unburnt bricks for its building and while doing so, he was saying "This load is better than the load of Khaibar, for it is more pious in the Sight of Allah and purer and better rewardable." He was also saying, "O Allah! The actual reward is the reward in the Hereafter, so bestow Your Mercy on the Ansar and the Emigrants." Thus the Prophet ﷺ recited (by way of proverb) the poem of some Muslim poet whose name is unknown to me. (Ibn Shibab said, "In the Hadiths it does not occur that Allah's Apostle recited a complete poetic verse other than this one.")  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سُرَاقَةَ بْنَ جُعْشُمٍ يَقُولُ جَاءَنَا رُسُلُ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ يَجْعَلُونَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ دِيَةَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مَنْ قَتَلَهُ أَوْ أَسَرَهُ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ قَوْمِي بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ فَقَالَ يَا سُرَاقَةُ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ آنِفًا أَسْوِدَةً بِالسَّاحِلِ أُرَاهَا مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ قَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُمْ هُمْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا بِهِمْ وَلَكِنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا انْطَلَقُوا بِأَعْيُنِنَا ثُمَّ لَبِثْتُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قُمْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ فَأَمَرْتُ جَارِيَتِي أَنْ تَخْرُجَ بِفَرَسِي وَهْىَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَكَمَةٍ فَتَحْبِسَهَا عَلَىَّ وَأَخَذْتُ رُمْحِي فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ مِنْ ظَهْرِ الْبَيْتِ فَحَطَطْتُ بِزُجِّهِ الأَرْضَ وَخَفَضْتُ عَالِيَهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ فَرَسِي فَرَكِبْتُهَا فَرَفَعْتُهَا تُقَرَّبُ بِي حَتَّى دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُمْ فَعَثَرَتْ بِي فَرَسِي فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا فَقُمْتُ فَأَهْوَيْتُ يَدِي إِلَى كِنَانَتِي فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ مِنْهَا الأَزْلاَمَ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا أَضُرُّهُمْ أَمْ لاَ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي وَعَصَيْتُ الأَزْلاَمَ تُقَرِّبُ بِي حَتَّى إِذَا سَمِعْتُ قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهْوَ لاَ يَلْتَفِتُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُكْثِرُ الاِلْتِفَاتَ سَاخَتْ يَدَا فَرَسِي فِي الأَرْضِ حَتَّى بَلَغَتَا الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرْتُهَا فَنَهَضَتْ فَلَمْ تَكَدْ تُخْرِجُ يَدَيْهَا فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَتْ قَائِمَةً إِذَا لأَثَرِ يَدَيْهَا عُثَانٌ سَاطِعٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ مِثْلُ الدُّخَانِ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِالأَزْلاَمِ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ فَنَادَيْتُهُمْ بِالأَمَانِ فَوَقَفُوا فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي حَتَّى جِئْتُهُمْ وَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي حِينَ لَقِيتُ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنَ الْحَبْسِ عَنْهُمْ أَنْ سَيَظْهَرُ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ جَعَلُوا فِيكَ الدِّيَةَ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ أَخْبَارَ مَا يُرِيدُ النَّاسُ بِهِمْ وَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِمِ الزَّادَ وَالْمَتَاعَ فَلَمْ يَرْزَآنِي وَلَمْ يَسْأَلاَنِي إِلاَّ أَنْ قَالَ أَخْفِ عَنَّا فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِي كِتَابَ أَمْنٍ فَأَمَرَ عَامِرَ بْنَ فُهَيْرَةَ فَكَتَبَ فِي رُقْعَةٍ مِنْ أَدِيمٍ ثُمَّ مَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَأَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَقِيَ الزُّبَيْرَ فِي رَكْبٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَانُوا تِجَارًا قَافِلِينَ مِنَ الشَّأْمِ فَكَسَا الزُّبَيْرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ ثِيَابَ بَيَاضٍ وَسَمِعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مَخْرَجَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَكَانُوا يَغْدُونَ كُلَّ غَدَاةٍ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَيَنْتَظِرُونَهُ حَتَّى يَرُدَّهُمْ حَرُّ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَانْقَلَبُوا يَوْمًا بَعْدَ مَا أَطَالُوا انْتِظَارَهُمْ فَلَمَّا أَوَوْا إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ أَوْفَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ يَهُودَ عَلَى أُطُمٍ مِنْ آطَامِهِمْ لأَمْرٍ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَبَصُرَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ مُبَيَّضِينَ يَزُولُ بِهِمُ السَّرَابُ فَلَمْ يَمْلِكِ الْيَهُودِيُّ أَنْ قَالَ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا مَعَاشِرَ الْعَرَبِ هَذَا جَدُّكُمُ الَّذِي تَنْتَظِرُونَ فَثَارَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَى السِّلاَحِ فَتَلَقَّوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِظَهْرِ الْحَرَّةِ فَعَدَلَ بِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِهِمْ فِي بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَذَلِكَ يَوْمَ الاِثْنَيْنِ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الأَوَّلِ فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِلنَّاسِ وَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَامِتًا فَطَفِقَ مَنْ جَاءَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحَيِّي أَبَا بَكْرٍ حَتَّى أَصَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَتَّى ظَلَّلَ عَلَيْهِ بِرِدَائِهِ فَعَرَفَ النَّاسُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلَبِثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً وَأُسِّسَ الْمَسْجِدُ الَّذِي أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوَى وَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَسَارَ يَمْشِي مَعَهُ النَّاسُ حَتَّى بَرَكَتْ عِنْدَ مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَهْوَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَكَانَ مِرْبَدًا لِلتَّمْرِ لِسُهَيْلٍ وَسَهْلٍ غُلاَمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي حَجْرِ أَسْعَدَ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ بَرَكَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ هَذَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ الْمَنْزِلُ ثُمَّ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْغُلاَمَيْنِ فَسَاوَمَهُمَا بِالْمِرْبَدِ لِيَتَّخِذَهُ مَسْجِدًا فَقَالاَ لاَ بَلْ نَهَبُهُ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ بَنَاهُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَفِقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَنْقُلُ مَعَهُمُ اللَّبِنَ فِي بُنْيَانِهِ وَيَقُولُ وَهُوَ يَنْقُلُ اللَّبِنَ هَذَا الْحِمَالُ لاَ حِمَالَ خَيْبَرْ هَذَا أَبَرُّ رَبَّنَا وَأَطْهَرْ وَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ الأَجْرَ أَجْرُ الآخِرَهْ فَارْحَمِ الأَنْصَارَ وَالْمُهَاجِرَهْ فَتَمَثَّلَ بِشِعْرِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَمْ يُسَمَّ لِي قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَلَمْ يَبْلُغْنَا فِي الأَحَادِيثِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَمَثَّلَ بِبَيْتِ شِعْرٍ تَامٍّ غَيْرِ هذه الآيات  

[Machine] He informed him that he heard Suarqa bin Ju'shum saying: "Messengers of the disbelievers of Quraysh came to us and made a bounty for every one of them who kills or captures the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr. While I was sitting in a gathering of my people from the Banu Mudad, a man from them approached us and stood before us and said, 'O Suarqa! I saw something dark like a moth on the shore, and I saw it being Muhammad and his companions.' Suarqa replied, 'I recognized that it was them,' so I said to them, 'It is not them, but I saw so and so and so and so heading towards you as bandits.' Then, I did not sit in the gathering for more than an hour until I got up and entered my house, and I ordered my maidservant to bring my horse to me, which was behind a wall. So, she kept it confined for me. I took my spear and came out of the back of the house and started dragging its end on the ground and raising its tip. I came to my horse and mounted it and it started bringing me closer to them. When I approached them and heard their recitation of the Qur'an while not looking at me, my horse stumbled and I fell off it. Then, I stood up and dusted my hands and started pulling my spear out of its sheath. The two men [i.e., Muhammad and Abu Bakr] were somewhat hasty, so they started their horses and my hands recoiled [from the spear], and I had barely finished withdrawing my hands when their horses’ reins came off of their hands [and they fell to the ground]. When they were standing on their own again, I came close to them, but it occurred to me (when I met their captives) that it would be disgraceful for me to betray them. So, I said: 'I think that your people have made a bounty for you, and I have informed them of their travel and what people intend to do with them. I have even offered them your provisions and belongings, but they were not interested in them nor did they ask me anything except to conceal the matter.’ So, I requested the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to write a document of protection for me that I would rely on.' So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded 'Amir bin Fuhayrah, the servant of Abu Bakr, to write a document of protection for me on a piece of parchment made of leather."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سُرَاقَةَ بْنَ جُعْشُمٍ يَقُولُ جَاءَتْنَا رُسُلُ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ يَجْعَلُونَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ دِيَةً لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمَا أَوْ أَسَرَهُمَا فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ قَوْمِي مِنْ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ أَقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ يَا سُرَاقَةُ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ آنِفًا أَسْوِدَةً بِالسَّاحِلِ أُرَاهَا مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ قَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُمْ هُمْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا بِهِمْ وَلَكِنِّي رَأَيْتُ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا انْطَلِقُوا بُغَاةً قَالَ ثُمَّ مَا لَبِثْتُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ إِلَّا سَاعَةً حَتَّى قُمْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْتِي فَأَمَرْتُ جَارِيَتِي أَنْ تُخْرِجَ إِلَيَّ فَرَسِي وَهِيَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَكَمَةٍ فَتَحْبِسَهَا عَلَيَّ وَأَخَذْتُ رُمْحِي فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ ظَهْرِ الْبَيْتِ فَخَطَطْتُ بِزُجِّهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَحَفَفْتُ عَالِيَةَ الرُّمْحِ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ فَرَسِي فَرَكِبْتُهَا فَرَفَعْتُهَا تُقَرِّبُ بِي حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ أَسْوَدَتَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُمْ حَيْثُ أَسْمَعَهُمُ الصَّوْتُ عَثَرَتْ بِي فَرَسِي فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا فَقُمْتُ فَأَهْوَيْتُ بِيَدِي إِلَى كِنَانَتِي فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمْ فَعَصَيْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي فَرَفَعْتُهَا تُقَرِّبُ بِي حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُمْ «سَمِعْتُ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ» وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُكْثِرُ الِالْتِفَاتَ فَسَاخَتْ يَدَا فَرَسِي فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى بَلَغَتَا الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَتْهَا فَنَهَضْتُ فَلَمْ تَكَدْ تُخْرِجُ يَدَيْهَا فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَتْ قَائِمَةً إِذَا لِأَثَرِ يَدَيْهَا عَنَانٌ سَاطِعٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي الدُّخَانَ الَّذِي يَكُونُ مِنْ غَيْرِ نَارٍ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمَا فَنَادَيْتُهُمَا بِالْأَمَانِ فَوَقَفَا فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي حَتَّى جِئْتُهُمَا فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي حِينَ لَقِيتُ مِنَ الْحَبْسِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ سَيَظْهَرَ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ جَعَلُوا فِيكَ الدِّيَةَ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ سَفَرِهِمْ وَمَا يُرِيدُ النَّاسُ بِهِمْ وَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهُمُ الزَّادَ وَالْمَتَاعَ فَلَمْ يَرْزَءُونِي شَيْئًا وَلَمْ يَسْأَلُونِي إِلَّا أَنْ قَالُوا أَخْفِ عَنَّا فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِي كِتَابَ مُوَادَعَةٍ آمَنُ بِهِ «فَأَمَرَ عَامِرَ بْنَ فُهَيْرَةَ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ» فَكَتَبَ لِي فِي رُقْعَةٍ مِنْ أُدُمٍ ثُمَّ مَضِيَا  

[Machine] He informed him that he heard a thief say, "Messengers from the disbelievers of Quraysh have come to us, asking for the blood money of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr. Each of them will be given a blood money for whoever kills or captures them." Suraqah said, "While I was sitting in one of the gatherings of the people of Banu Mudlij, a man approached us and stood in front of us. He said, 'O Suraqah, I saw a group of black horses on the coast. I only see them when it is Muhammad and his companions.' Suraqah said, 'I knew they were the ones, so I said, "They're not the ones, but you saw so and so and so and so. Go with us." Then I stayed in the gathering for an hour, then I got up and went to my house. I ordered my servant to bring out my horse, which was behind a heap of grain, and she tied it for me. I took my spear and went out of the back of the house. I dragged my spear along the ground until I reached my horse. I mounted it and urged it forward until I saw their blackness. When I approached where they could hear my voice, my horse stumbled and I fell sideways. I fell on my hands and took out my spear. I swore by the idols and threw my spear. Then I mounted my horse and urged it forward until I heard the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who did not look back, while Abu Bakr kept turning to look around. My horse snorted and dug its front hooves into the ground until its knees almost touched the ground. I pulled the reins and it refused to move its forelegs. When it was standing upright, a dazzling white cloud appeared in the sky. Mammar said, "I asked Abi Amr ibn al-Ala', 'What is this dazzling cloud?' He remained silent for a while, then he said, 'It is the smoke without fire.' Mammar said, 'Al-Zuhri mentioned it in his narration.' I swore the oath of allegiance to them and allowed them to ride my horse. I kept riding my horse until I met them. It occurred to me that I would be taken prisoner by them and that the matter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would become known. I said, 'Your people have put a price on you, and I have informed them about their military expeditions and what people intend to do with them. I have offered them provisions and supplies, but they refused and only said, 'Keep quiet.' I asked him to write me a letter of safety, and he ordered 'Amir ibn Fuhayrah to write it for me on a piece of white parchment."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سُرَاقَةَ يَقُولُ جَاءَتْنَا رُسُلُ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ يَجْعَلُونَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ دِيَةَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمَا أَوْ أَسَرَهُمَا قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ قَوْمِي بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهَا حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ يَا سُرَاقَةُ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ آنِفًا أَسْوِدَةً بِالسَّاحِلِ لَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ قَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُمْ هُمْ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا بِهِمْ وَلَكِنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا انْطَلِقُوا بِنَا ثُمَّ لَبِثْتُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قُمْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْتِي فَأَمَرْتُ جَارِيَتِي أَنْ تُخْرِجَ لِي فَرَسِي وَهِيَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَكَمَةٍ فَتَحْبِسَهَا عَلَيَّ وَأَخَذْتُ رُمْحِي فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ مِنْ ظَهْرِ الْبَيْتِ فَخَطَطْتُ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَأَخْفَضْتُ عَالِيَةَ الرُّمْحِ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ فَرَسِي فَرَكِبْتُهَا وَرَفَعْتُهَا تُقَرِّبُ بِي حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَيْتُ أَسْوِدَتَهُمْ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنْ حَيْثُ يَسْمِعُهُمُ الصَّوْتُ عَثَرَ بِي فَرَسِي فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا فَأَهْوَيْتُ بِيَدِي إِلَى كِنَانَتِي فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ فَعَصَيْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ وَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي وَرَفَعْتُهَا تُقَرِّبُ بِي حَتَّى إِذَا سَمِعْتُ قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُكْثِرُ الِالْتِفَاتَ سَاخَتْ يَدَا فَرَسِي فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى بَلَغَتَا الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا فَزَجَرْتُهَا فَنَهَضْتُ وَلَمْ تَكَدْ تُخْرِجُ يَدَيْهَا فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَتْ قَائِمَةً إِذَا عُثَانٌ سَاطِعٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ مَا الْعُثَانُ؟ فَسَكَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ هُوَ الدُّخَانُ مِنْ غَيْرِ نَارٍ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِالْأَزْلَامِ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمْ فَنَادَيْتُهُمَا بِالْأَمَانِ فَوَقَفَا فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي حَتَّى جِئْتُهُمْ وَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي حَتَّى لَقِيتُ مِنَ الْحَبْسِ عَنْهُمْ أَنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ جَعَلُوا فِيكَ الدِّيَةَ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ أَسْفَارِهِمْ وَمَا يُرِيدُ النَّاسُ بِهِمْ وَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ الزَّادَ وَالْمَتَاعَ فَلَمْ يَرْزَءُونِي وَلَمْ يَسْأَلُونِي إِلَّا أَنْ قَالُوا «أَخْفِ عَنَّا» فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِي كِتَابَ مُوَادَعَةٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ عَامِرَ بْنَ فُهَيْرَةَ فَكَتَبَ لِي فِي رُقْعَةٍ مِنْ أَدَمٍ بَيْضَاءَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to come to us in Makkah twice a day. One day, he came to us at noon, and I said, "O Abu Bakr, this is the Messenger of Allah." Abu Bakr replied, "By my father and mother, he does not come at this time except for a reason." The Prophet ﷺ then asked him, "Did you feel that Allah has given me permission to leave?" Abu Bakr replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." Abu Bakr then said, "I have prepared two riding camels for this day since a while ago. Take one of them." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Buy it, O Abu Bakr." Abu Bakr said, "By my father and mother, it is for you, if you want." They then prepared a meal for them and tied the camels together. They stayed in the cave in the Thawr mountain. When they reached the cave, Abu Bakr entered it first and did not leave any hole in it without putting his finger in it, fearing that there might be a snake in it. Quraysh people lost track of them and began searching for them. They placed a reward of a hundred camels for capturing the Prophet ﷺ and they started to circle around the mountains of Makkah until they reached the mountain in which they were. Abu Bakr said to a man who could see them from the opening in the cave, "O Messenger of Allah, he has seen us." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "No, it is the angels that are covering us with their wings." The man sat down and pretended to be close to the cave. The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Bakr, "If he had seen us, he would not have done this." They stayed there for three nights and ‘Amir ibn Fuhayrah, the servant of Abu Bakr, would come with their sheep to graze with the shepherds during the day and join them at night. ‘Abdullah ibn Abu Bakr would stay in Makkah to gather news and then come to them at nightfall to inform them  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَأْتِينَا بِمَكَّةَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ جَاءَنَا فِي الظَّهِيرَةِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَةُ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي مَا جَاءَ بِهِ فِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ إِلَّا أَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَلْ شَعَرْتَ أَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَذِنَ لِي فِي الْخُرُوجِ؟» فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَالصَّحَابَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «الصَّحَابَةُ» فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ عِنْدِي لَرَاحِلَتَيْنِ قَدْ عَلَفْتُهُمَا مُنْذُ كَذَا وَكَذَا انْتِظَارًا لِهَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَخُذْ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَقَالَ «بِثَمَنِهَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» قَالَ بِثَمَنِهَا بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي إِنْ شِئْتَ قَالَتْ فَهَيَّأْنَا لَهُمْ سَفْرَةً ثُمَّ قَطَعَتْ نِطَاقَهَا فَرَبَطَتْهَا بِبَعْضِهِ فَخَرَجَا فَمَكَثَا فِي الْغَارِ فِي جَبَلِ ثَوْرٍ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيَا إِلَيْهِ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْغَارَ قَبْلَهُ فَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ فِيهِ جُحْرًا إِلَّا أَدْخَلَ فِيهِ أَصْبُعَهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ هَامَةً وَخَرَجَتْ قُرَيْشُ حِينَ فَقَدُوهُمَا فِي بِغَائِهِمَا وَجَعَلُوا فِي النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِائَةَ نَاقَةٍ وَخَرَجُوا يَطُوفُونَ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا إِلَى الْجَبَلِ الَّذِي هُمَا فِيهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِرَجُلٍ يَرَاهُ مُوَاجِهَ الْغَارِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ لَيَرَانَا فَقَالَ «كَلَّا إِنَّ مَلَائِكَةً تَسْتُرُنَا بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا» فَجَلَسَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ فَبَالَ مُوَاجِهَ الْغَارِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَوْ كَانَ يَرَانَا مَا فَعَلَ هَذَا» فَمَكَثَا ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ يَرُوحُ عَلَيْهِمَا عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ غَنَمًا لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَيُدْلِجُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِمَا فَيُصْبِحُ مَعَ الرُّعَاةِ فِي مَرَاعِهَا وَيَرُوحُ مَعَهُمْ وَيَتَطَأْطَأُ فِي الْمَشْيِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَظْلَمَ انْصَرَفَ بِغَنَمِهِ إِلَيْهِمَا فَيَظُنُّ الرُّعَاةُ أَنَّهُ مَعَهُمْ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ يَظَلُّ بِمَكَّةَ يَبْطُشُ الْأَخْبَارَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِيَهُمَا إِذَا أَظْلَمَ فَيُخْبِرْهُمَا ثُمَّ يُدْلِجُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِمَا فَيُصْبِحُ بِمَكَّةَ كَبَائِتٍ ثُمَّ خَرَجَا مِنَ الْغَارِ فَأَخَذَا عَلَى السَّاحِلِ فَجَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسِيرُ أَمَامَهُ فَإِذَا خَشِيَ أَنْ يُؤْتَى مِنْ خَلْفِهِ سَارَ خَلْفَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ مَسِيرُهُ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَجُلًا مَعْرُوفًا فِي النَّاسِ فَإِذَا لَقِيَهُ لَاقٍ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ هَادٍ يَهْدِينِي يُرِيدُ الْهِدَايَةَ فِي الدِّينِ وَيَحْسَبُهُ الْآخَرُ دَلِيلًا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَا بِأَبْيَاتِ قُدَيْدٍ وَكَانَ عَلَى طَرِيقِهِمَا عَلَى السَّاحِلِ جَاءَ إِنْسَانٌ إِلَى مَجْلِسِ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَاكِبَيْنِ نَحْوَ السَّاحِلِ فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَحَدَهُمَا لَصَاحِبُ قُرَيْشٍ الَّذِي يَبْغُونَ فَقَالَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ذَانِكَ رَاكِبَانِ مِمَّنْ بَعَثْنَا فِي طَلَبِهِ يُواسِ الْقَوْمَ ثُمَّ دَعَا جَارِيَتَهُ فَسَارَّهَا فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ بِفَرَسِهِ وَتَحُطُّ رُمْحَهُ وَلَا تَنُصُبُهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ فِي قَرَارِهِ بِمَوْضُوعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ يَجِيئُهَا فَرَكَبَ فَرَسَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فِي آثَارِهِمَا فَقَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُمَا حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأَسْمَعُ قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَكَضْتُ الْفَرَسَ فَوَقَعَتْ بِمِنْخَرِهَا فَأَخْرَجْتُ قِداحًا فِي كِنَانَتِي فَضَرَبْتُ بِهَا أَضُرُّهُ أَمْ لَا أَضُرُّهُ فَخَرَجَ لَا تَضُرُّهُ فَأَبَتْ نَفْسِي حَتَّى اتَّبَعْتُهُ فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ فَوَقَعَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ يَدَهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَضَرَبْتُ بِالْقِدَاحِ أَضُرُّهُ أَمْ لَا أَضُرُّهُ فَخَرَجَ لَا تَضُرُّهُ فَأَبَتْ نَفْسِي حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِثْلَ مَا أَصَابَنِي فَنَادَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَرَى سَيَكُونُ لَكَ شَأْنًا فَقِفْ أُكَلِّمُكَ فَوَقَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبْ لَهُ أَمَانًا فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لَهُ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ قَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ جِئْتُ بِالْكِتَابِ فَأَخْرَجْتُهُ ونَادَيْتُ أَنَا سُرَاقَةُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَوْمُ وَفَاءٍ» قَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَمَا شَبَّهْتُ سَاقَهُ فِي غُرَرِهِ إِلَّا الْجُمَّارَ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ شَيْئًا أَسْأَلُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ ذُو نَعَمٍ وإِنَّ الْحِيَاضَ تَمْلَأُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَيَشْرَبُ فَيَفْضُلُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فِي الْحِيَاضِ فَيَرِدُ الْهَمَلُ فَهَلْ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «نَعَمْ فِي كُلِّ كَبِدٍ حَرَّى أَجْرٌ»  

[Machine] He informed him that he heard a thief saying, "The disbelieving messengers of the Quraysh came to us, demanding that we pay a ransom for killing or capturing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr. While I was sitting in a gathering of my people from the tribe of Banu Mudlij, a man from among them came and stood in front of us. He said, 'O Surahqa, I have seen a group of black camels on the coast, and I believe it is Muhammad and his companions.' Surahqa said, 'I knew that it was them, so I said that it wasn't them, but it was so-and-so and so-and-so, a gang of bandits who had fled.' Then, I didn't stay in the gathering for more than an hour before I got up, entered my house, and told my slave girl to bring out my horse, which was being kept behind a hill. I took my spear and went out of the house, planting the spear in the ground. I lowered the spear until I reached my horse, mounted it, and approached them slowly. When I got closer to them, I heard the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who was not turning back, while Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) kept looking back. My horse stumbled, and I got off it. I went towards my camel to take out my arrows, and I swore by them, 'Will they harm me or not?' The one I hated the most not to harm me came out, so I mounted my horse again, raised my arrows, and approached them until, when I approached them, I heard the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He did not turn back, but Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) moved his hands and my horse sank into the ground until its knees were visible. I got off it, scolded it, and it got up, but its hands were still stuck. When it finally stood up, I saw two shining spots from its tracks in the sky like smoke. Ma'mar said, 'I asked Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala', 'What are the shining spots?' He remained silent for a while and then said, 'That is smoke without fire.' Ma'mar said that az-Zuhri said about his statement, 'So I swore by my arrows, and the one I hated the most not to harm me came out. I called them with the guarantee, so they stood still. I mounted my horse until I reached them, and I had it in my mind, when I met them, what I had in mind when I met them after they escaped from me.' I said to him, 'Your people have put a ransom on you, and I informed them about their journey and what people want from them, and I offered them supplies and provisions, but they did not agree to anything and only asked me to keep their presence a secret.' So, I asked him to write me a security document that I could trust. He ordered 'Amir bin Fuhayra to write the document for me on a piece of leather, and then he left."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سُرَاقَةَ يَقُولُ جَاءَتْنَا رُسُلُ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ يَجْعَلُونَ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ دِيَةَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمَا أَوْ أَسَرَهُمَا قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ قَوْمِي مِنْ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ يَا سُرَاقَةُ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ آنِفًا أَسْوِدَةً بِالسَّاحِلِ أُرَاهَا مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ قَالَ سُرَاقَةُ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُمْ هُمْ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا بِهِمْ وَلَكِنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا انْطَلَقُوا بُغَاةً قَالَ ثُمَّ مَا لَبِثْتُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ إِلَّا سَاعَةً حَتَّى قُمْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْتِي فَأَمَرْتُ جَارِيَتِي أَنْ تُخْرِجَ لِي فَرَسِي وَهِيَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَكَمَةٍ تَحْبِسُهَا عَلَيَّ وَأَخَذْتُ رُمْحِي فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ مِنْ ظَهْرِ الْبَيْتِ فَخَطَطْتُ بِرُمْحِي فِي الْأَرْضِ وَخَفَضْتُ عَالِيَةَ الرُّمْحِ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ فَرَسِي فَرَكِبْتُهَا فَرَفَعْتُهَا تُقَرِّبُ بِي حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ أَسْوِدَتَهُمْ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُمْ حَيْثُ يَسْمَعُونَ الصَّوْتَ عَثَرَتْ بِي فَرَسِي فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا فَقُمْتُ فَأَهْوَيْتُ بِيَدِي إِلَى كِنَانَتِي فَأَخْرَجَتُ مِنْهَا الْأَزْلَامَ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا أَضُرُّهُمْ؟ أَمْ لَا؟ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمْ فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي وَعَصَيْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ فَرَفَعْتُهَا تُقَرِّبُ بِي مِنْهُمْ أَيْضًا حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْتُ سَمِعْتُ قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يُكْثِرُ الِالْتِفَاتَ سَاخَتْ يَدَا فَرَسِي فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى بَلَغَتِ الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا فَزَجَرْتُهَا فَنَهَضَتْ فَلَمْ تَكَدْ تَخْرُجُ يَدَاهَا فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَتْ قَائِمَةً إِذْ لِأَثَرِ يَدَيْهَا عُثَانٌ سَاطِعٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ مِنَ الدُّخَانِ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ مَا الْعُثَانُ؟ فَسَكَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ هُوَ الدُّخَانُ مِنْ غَيْرِ نَارٍ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِالْأَزْلَامِ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمَا فَنَادَيْتُهُمَا بِالْأَمَانِ فَوَقَفَا وَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي حَتَّى جِئْتَهُمْ وَقَدْ وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي حِينَ لَقِيتُ مِنْهُمْ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنَ الْحَبْسِ عَنْهُمْ أَنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ جَعَلُوا فِيكَ الدِّيَةَ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ سَفَرِهِمْ وَمَا يُرِيدُ النَّاسُ بِهِمْ وَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ الزَّادَ وَالْمَتَاعَ فَلَمْ يَرْزَءُونِي شَيْئًا وَلَمْ يَسْأَلُونِي إِلَّا أَنْ «أَخْفِ عَنَّا» فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِي كِتَابَ مُوَادَعَةٍ آمَنُ بِهِ فَأَمَرَ عَامِرَ بْنَ فُهَيْرَةَ فَكَتَبَهُ لِي فِي رُقْعَةٍ مِنْ أَدَمٍ ثُمَّ مَضَى  

[Machine] He informed him that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Mecca as a migrant to Medina, the Quraysh tribe made a reward of one hundred camels for whoever returned him. He said, "While I was sitting in my tribe's assembly, a man from us came and said, 'By Allah, I saw three individuals pass by hurriedly, and I think one of them is Muhammad.' I gestured to him to be silent and said, 'They are from the Banu Fulan, following some stray camels.' He said, 'Perhaps.' Then he fell silent. I stayed for a while and then got up and ordered my horse to be tied to the bottom of the valley. I removed my weapon from behind my room and put on my armor. Then I took my spear, which I use for oaths, and wore it. I called my people and said, 'The one I dislike has come out, but it will not harm him.' I hoped to capture him and take the one hundred camels. I rode on their trail, but as my horse picked up its pace, it stumbled and I fell off. I took out my spear and made an oath. The arrow that I dislike came out, so I was determined to follow him. I mounted my horse and when the people appeared before me, my horse stumbled again and his hands fell to the ground. I fell and he picked up his hands, which emitted smoke, like ashes. I realized that he had been prevented from me and that he was apparent. I called to them and said, 'Look at me, and by Allah, I do not suspect you or dislike anything in you.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Tell me, what do you seek?' I said, 'Write for me a document between me and you, as a sign.' He said, 'Write, O Abu Bakr.' So he wrote it for me and handed it to me. I returned and remained silent, not mentioning anything that happened until Allah granted victory to His Messenger in Mecca and after the conquest of Hunayn. I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the document he wrote for me. While I was going towards him, I passed by a group of Ansar soldiers. They shook their spears and said, 'To you, to you!' When I approached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on his camel, I looked at his legs tied to the saddle, and it seemed as if they were burning. I pushed my hand forward with the document and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, this is your document.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'On a day of fulfillment and good deeds, approach.'" So I converted.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ جَعَلَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لِمَنْ رَدَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِائَةَ نَاقَةٍ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي نَادِي قَوْمِي جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَكَبَةً ثَلَاثَةً مَرُّوا عَلَيَّ آنِفًا إِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ مُحَمَّدًا قَالَ فَأَوْمَأَتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اسْكُتْ وَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُمْ بَنُو فُلَانٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ ضَالَّةً لَهُمْ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَمَكَثْتُ قَلِيلًا وَقُمْتُ فَأَمَرْتُ بِفَرَسِي فَقِيدَ إِلَى بَطْنِ الْوَادِي فَأَخْرَجَتُ سِلَاحِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ حُجْرَتِي ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ قِدَاحِي الَّتِي أَسْتَقْسِمُ بِهَا ثُمَّ لَبِسْتُ لَأْمَتِي ثُمَّ أَخْرَجْتُ قِدَاحِي فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا وَقَالَ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ لَا يَضُرُّهُ وَكُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أَرُدَّهُ فَآخُذَ الْمِائَةَ النَّاقَةَ فَرَكِبْتُ عَلَى أَثَرِهِمْ فَبَيْنَمَا فَرَسِي يَشْتَدُّ بِي عَثَرَ فَسَقَطْتُ عَنْهُ فَأَخْرَجَتُ قِدَاحِي فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ فَخَرَجَ السَّهْمُ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ لَا يَضُرُّهُ فَأَبَيْتُ إِلَّا أَنْ أَتَّبِعَهُ فَرَكِبْتُهُ فَلَمَّا بَدَا لِيَ الْقَوْمُ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ عَثَرَ بِي فَرَسِي وَذَهَبَتْ يَدَاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَسَقَطْتُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ وَأَتْبَعَهَا دُخَانٌ مِثْلُ الْعُثَانِ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مُنِعَ مِنِّي وَأَنَّهُ ظَاهِرٌ فَنَادَيْتُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَنْظِرُونِي فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَا أَرِيبُكُمْ وَلَا يَبْدَؤُكُمْ مِنِّي شَيْءٌ تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْ لَهُ مَاذَا يَبْتَغِي؟ فَقُلْتُ اكْتُبْ لِي كِتَابًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ آيَةً قَالَ «اكْتُبْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» قَالَ فَكَتَبَ لِي ثُمَّ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَيَّ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَكَتُّ فَلَمْ أَذْكُرْ شَيْئًا مِمَّا كَانَ حَتَّى إِذَا فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مَكَّةَ وَفَرَغَ مِنْ أَهْلِ حُنَيْنٍ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعِيَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي كَتَبَ لِي قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا عَامِدٌ لَهُ دَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ كَتِيبَةٍ مِنْ كَتَائِبِ الْأَنْصَارِ فَطَفِقُوا يَقْرَعُونِي بِالرِّمَاحِ وَيَقُولُونَ إِلَيْكَ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سَاقَيْهِ فِي غَرْزِهِ كَأَنَّهَا جُمَّارَةٌ فَدَفَعْتُ يَدِي بِالْكِتَابِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا كِتَابُكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَوْمُ وَفَاءٍ وَبِرٍّ ادْنُهْ» فَأَسْلَمْتُ  

[Machine] He informed him that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Mecca migrating to Medina, Quraysh offered a hundred camels to anyone who brought him back. He said, while I was sitting in my tribe's gathering, a man from us came and said, "By Allah, I saw three riders pass by me and I suspect that it was Muhammad." I motioned to him to be quiet and said, "They are surely the sons of so-and-so following a lost camel of theirs." He said, "Maybe." Then he remained silent for a while and I got up and commanded my horse to be tied to the bottom of the valley. I took my weapons from behind my room, then I wore it for my people. Then I took my weapons out and wore it, and he said, "The arrow that I hate, will never harm him." I did not want to leave him, so I commanded my horse and I followed their tracks. As they appeared to me, my horse stumbled and I fell off it. I got out my weapons and wore it again, and the arrow that I hated came out unharmed. I shouted to them and said, "Look at me, by Allah, I do not doubt you, and there is nothing from me that you despise." The Messenger of Allah said to him, "Tell him what he wants." So I said, "Write me a document between you and me." He said, "Write, O Abu Bakr." So he wrote it for me and threw it to me. Then I returned and remained silent and did not mention anything of what had happened until when Allah opened Mecca for his Messenger and finished with Hunain, I went out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I had with me the book that he wrote for me. He said, while I was walking him, I entered between a group of Ansar's groups, and they shook me with their spears and said, "To you, to you." Until when I approached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on his camel, I looked at his legs and saw them tied as if they were shackles, so I pushed my hand with the book and said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is your book." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On the day of loyalty and righteousness." So I embraced Islam.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ جَعَلَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لِمَنْ رَدَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِائَةَ نَاقَةٍ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي نَادِي قَوْمِي جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَكَبَةً ثَلَاثَةً مَرُّوا عَلَيَّ آنِفًا إِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ مُحَمَّدًا قَالَ فَأَوْمَأَتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اسْكُتْ وَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُمْ بَنُو فُلَانٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ ضَالَّةً لَهُمْ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَمَكَثْتُ قَلِيلًا وَقُمْتُ فَأَمَرْتُ بِفَرَسِي فَقِيدَ إِلَى بَطْنِ الْوَادِي فَأَخْرَجَتُ سِلَاحِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ حُجْرَتِي ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ قِدَاحِي الَّتِي أَسْتَقْسِمُ بِهَا ثُمَّ لَبِسْتُ لَأْمَتِي ثُمَّ أَخْرَجْتُ قِدَاحِي فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا وَقَالَ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ لَا يَضُرُّهُ وَكُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أَرُدَّهُ فَآخُذَ الْمِائَةَ النَّاقَةَ فَرَكِبْتُ عَلَى أَثَرِهِمْ فَبَيْنَمَا فَرَسِي يَشْتَدُّ بِي عَثَرَ فَسَقَطْتُ عَنْهُ فَأَخْرَجَتُ قِدَاحِي فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ فَخَرَجَ السَّهْمُ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ لَا يَضُرُّهُ فَأَبَيْتُ إِلَّا أَنْ أَتَّبِعَهُ فَرَكِبْتُهُ فَلَمَّا بَدَا لِيَ الْقَوْمُ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ عَثَرَ بِي فَرَسِي وَذَهَبَتْ يَدَاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَسَقَطْتُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ وَأَتْبَعَهَا دُخَانٌ مِثْلُ الْعُثَانِ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مُنِعَ مِنِّي وَأَنَّهُ ظَاهِرٌ فَنَادَيْتُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَنْظِرُونِي فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَا أَرِيبُكُمْ وَلَا يَبْدَؤُكُمْ مِنِّي شَيْءٌ تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْ لَهُ مَاذَا يَبْتَغِي؟ فَقُلْتُ اكْتُبْ لِي كِتَابًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ آيَةً قَالَ «اكْتُبْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» قَالَ فَكَتَبَ لِي ثُمَّ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَيَّ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَكَتُّ فَلَمْ أَذْكُرْ شَيْئًا مِمَّا كَانَ حَتَّى إِذَا فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مَكَّةَ وَفَرَغَ مِنْ أَهْلِ حُنَيْنٍ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعِيَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي كَتَبَ لِي قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا عَامِدٌ لَهُ دَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ كَتِيبَةٍ مِنْ كَتَائِبِ الْأَنْصَارِ فَطَفِقُوا يَقْرَعُونِي بِالرِّمَاحِ وَيَقُولُونَ إِلَيْكَ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سَاقَيْهِ فِي غَرْزِهِ كَأَنَّهَا جُمَّارَةٌ فَدَفَعْتُ يَدِي بِالْكِتَابِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا كِتَابُكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَوْمُ وَفَاءٍ وَبِرٍّ ادْنُهْ» فَأَسْلَمْتُ  

[Machine] He informed him that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Makkah to migrate to Madinah, the Quraysh offered anyone who brought him back a hundred camels. While I was sitting in a gathering, a man approached and said, "By Allah, I have seen three riders passing by very near to me. I believe one of them is Muhammad ﷺ." I gestured to him to be quiet and told him that they were the sons of so-and-so, who had lost their camels. I sat there for a while, then got up and entered my house. I ordered my horse to be tied in the belly of the valley and took out my weapons from behind my room. Then, I put on my armor and came out wearing them for my people to see. Then, I took out my weapons and invoked a curse on the arrow I least wanted to harm. I hoped to recover a hundred camels, so I followed Muhammad ﷺ riding my horse. While my horse was stumbling, I fell off it. I took out my weapons and invoked a curse on the arrow I disliked to harm. However, I had no choice but to follow him. I rode my horse, but when I appeared before them, my horse stumbled again and its hands went into the ground. I fell off it and I saw a cloud of smoke resembling a stick. I knew that I was prevented from them and that it was divine intervention. I called out to them and said, "Look at me, by Allah, I will not harm you and I will not bring you anything you dislike." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What do you want?" I said, "Write a document for me that will be a sign between you and me." He said, "Write to him, 'O Abu Bakr.'" He then wrote a document for me and handed it to me. I returned and kept silent, not mentioning anything that had happened until Allah ﷻ opened-up Makkah to His Messenger ﷺ and he finished the Battle of Hunayn. I went to meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ carrying the document that he had written for me. While I was on my way to meet him, I passed through a group of Ansari soldiers, who began attacking me with their spears and saying, "To you! To you!" Until I came close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was on his camel. I asked him to look at his camel's leg, which was wounded as if from a stab. I raised my hands with the document and said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is your document." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This is a day of fulfillment and righteousness." So, I embraced Islam and gave him a charity from my wealth.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ جَعَلَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لِمَنْ رَدَّهُ مِائَةَ نَاقَةٍ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي نَادِي قَوْمِي إِذْ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَكَبَةً ثَلَاثَةً مَرُّوا عَلَيَّ آنِفًا إِنِّي لَأَرَاهُ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ قَالَ فَأَوْمَأْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اسْكُتْ إِنَّمَا هُمْ بَنُو فُلَانٍ يَبْغُونَ ضَالَّةً لَهُمْ فَلَبِثْتُ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ قُمْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ فَأَمَرْتُ بِفَرَسِي فَقِيدَ إِلَى بَطْنِ الْوَادِي وَأَخْرَجَتُ سِلَاحِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ حُجْرَتِي ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ قِدَاحِي الَّذِي أَسْتَقْسِمُ بِهَا وَلَبِسْتُ لَأْمَتِي ثُمَّ أَخْرَجْتُ قِدَاحِي فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ فَخَرَجَ السَّهْمُ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُ قَالَ وَكُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أَرُدَّهُ فَآخُذَ الْمِائَةَ النَّاقَةَ فَرَكِبْتُ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ فَبَيْنَمَا فَرَسِي يَشْتَدُّ بِي عَثَرَ فَسَقَطْتُ عَنْهُ فَأَخْرَجْتُ قِدَاحِي فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا فَخَرَجَ السَّهْمُ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ لَا أَضُرُّهُ فَأَبَيْتُ إِلَّا أَنْ أَتْبَعَهُ فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي فَلَمَّا بَدَا لِيَ الْقَوْمُ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ عَثَرَ بِي فَرَسِي وَذَهَبَتْ يَدَاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَسَقَطْتُ عَنْهُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ يَدَيْهِ فَاتَّبَعَهُمَا دُخَانٌ مِثْلُ الْعَصَا فَعَرَفْتُ أَنْ قَدْ مُنِعَ مِنِّي وَأَنَّهُ ظَاهِرٌ فَنَادَيْتُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَنْظِرُونِي فَوَاللهِ لَا آذَيْتُكُمْ وَلَا يَأْتِيكُمْ مِنِّي شَيْءٌ تَكْرَهُونَهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَاذَا تَبْغِي؟» قُلْتُ اكْتُبْ لِي كِتَابًا يَكُونُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ آيَةً قَالَ «اكْتُبْ لَهُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» قَالَ فَكَتَبَ لِي كِتَابًا ثُمَّ أَلْقَاهُمْ إِلَيَّ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَكَتُّ فَلَمْ أَذْكُرْ شَيْئًا مِمَّا كَانَ حَتَّى إِذَا فَتَحَ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ وَفَرَغَ مِنْ حُنَيْنٍ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِأَلْقَاهُ وَمَعِيَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي كَتَبَ لِي فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا عَامِدٌ لَهُ دَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ كَتِيبَةٍ مِنْ كَتَائِبِ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَعَلُوا يَقْرَعُونِي بِالرِّمَاحِ وَيَقُولُونَ إِلَيْكَ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى دَنَوْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سَاقِهِ فِي غَرْزِهِ كَأَنَّهَا جُمَّارَةٌ فَرَفَعْتُ يَدِي بِالْكِتَابِ وَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا كِتَابُكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَوْمُ وَفَاءٍ وَبِرٍّ» فَأَسْلَمْتُ وَسُقْتُ إِلَيْهِ صَدَقَةَ مَالِي  

"عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ فِى أَهْلى بَرَامَهُرْمُز، وكُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى مُعَلِّمى الْكِتابِ، وَكَانَ فِى الطَّرِيق رَاهِبٌ، فَكُنْتُ إِذَا مَرَرْتُ جَلَسْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَيُخْبِرُنِى مِنْ خَبرِ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَنَحْو مِنْ ذَلِكَ، حَتَّى اشْتَغَلْتُ عَنْ كِتَابَتِى وَلَزمْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرَ أَهْلِى الْمُعَلِّمُ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّاهِبَ قَدْ أَفْسَدَ ابْنَكُمْ فَأَخْرِجُوهُ، فَاسْتَخْفَيْتُ مِنْهُمْ، فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ، حَتَّى جِئْنَا الْمَوْصِلَ فَوَجَدْنَا فِيها أَرْبَعِينَ رَاهِبًا، فَكَانَ بِهِمْ مِنَ التَّعْظِيم لِلرَّاهِب الَّذى جِئْتُ مَعَهُ شَىْءٌ عَظِيمٌ، فَمَكَثْتُ مَعَهُمْ أَشْهُرًا، فَمَرِضْتُ، فَقَالَ رَاهبٌ مَنْهُمْ: إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ

إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَأُصَلِّى فِيهِ، فَفَرِحْتُ بِذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا مَعَكَ، فَخَرَجْنا فَما رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَصْبَرَ عَلى مَشْى مِنْهُ، كَانَ يَمْشِى فَإِذَا رآنِى أَعْيَيْتُ، قَالَ: ارْقُد، وَقَامَ يُصَلِّى، فَكَانَ كَذَلِكَ، لَمْ يَطْعَمْ يَوْمًا، حَتَّى جِئْنا بَيْتَ الْمَقْدسِ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا بِهَا رَقَدَ، وَقَالَ لِى: إذا رَأَيْتَ الظِّلَّ هُنا فَأَيْقظْنِى، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الظِّلُ ذَلِكَ الْمَكانَ، أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: سَهِرَ وَلَمْ يَرْقُدْ، وَاللهِ لأَدعنَّهُ قَليلًا فَتَرَكْتُهُ سَاعَةً فَاسْتَيْقَظَ (*)، فَرَأَى الظِّلَّ قَدْ جَاوَزَ ذَلِكَ الْمَكانَ، فَقالَ: أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ أَنْ تُوقِظَنِى، قُلْتُ: كُنْتَ لَمْ تَنَمْ، فَأَحَبَبْتُ أَنْ أَدَعَكَ تَنَامُ قَليلًا، قالَ: إِنِّى لَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَأتِى عَلىَّ سَاعَةٌ إِلَّا وَأَنَا أَذْكُرُ اللهَ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَإِذَا سَائِلٌ مُقْعَدٌ يَسْأَلُ فَسَأَلَهُ، فَلَا أَدْرِى مَا قَالَ لَهُ، فَقالَ لَهُ الْمُقْعدُ: دَخَلْتَ وَلَمْ تُعْطِنِى شَيئًا (* *) قَالَ: هَلْ تُحبُّ أَنْ تَقُومَ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَدَعا لَهُ، فَقَامَ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَعَجَّبُ وَأتَّبِعُهُ، فَسَهَوْتُ، فَذَهَبَ الرَّاهِبُ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ أَتَّبِعُهُ، وَأَسْأَلُ (* * *) عَنْهُ. فَلَقِيتُ رَكْبًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ، فَقُلْتُ: أَرَأَيْتُمْ رَجُلًا، كذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقالُوا: هَذَا عَبْدٌ آبقٌ، فَأَخَذُونِى فَأَرْدَفونِى خَلْفَ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ، حَتَّى قَدِمُوا بِى الْمَدِينَةَ، فَجَعَلُونِى فِى حَائطٍ لَهُمْ، فَكُنْتُ أَعْمَلُ هَذَا الْخَوصَ (* * * *)، وَقَدْ كَانَ الرَّاهِبُ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُعْطِ الْعَرَبَ مِنَ الأَنْبِياءِ أَحَدًا، وَإِنَّهُ سَيخْرُجُ مِنْهُمْ نَبِىٌّ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكتَهُ فَصَدِّقهُ وآمِنْ بهِ، وَإِنَّ آيَتَهُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ، وَإِنَّ فِى ظَهْرِهِ خَاتَمَ النُّبُوَّةِ، فَمَكَثْتُ مَا مَكَثْتُ، ثُمَّ قَالوا جَاءَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعِى بِتَمْرٍ جِئْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ، فَقالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قُلْتُ: صَدَقَةٌ، قَالَ: لَا نَأكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ، فَأَخَذْتُهُ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِتَمْرٍ، فَوَضَعْتُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَقالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قُلْتُ: هَدِيَّةٌ، فَأَكَلَه، وَأَكَل مَنْ عِنْدَهُ، ثُمَّ قُمْتُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ لأَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ، فَفَطِنَ بِى، فَأَلْقَى رِدَاءَهُ عَنْ مَنْكَبِيْهِ، فَأَبْصَرْتُهُ فآمَنْتُ بِهِ وَصدَّقْتُهُ، فَكَاتَبْتُ عَلَى مِائَةِ نَخْلَةٍ، فَغَرَسَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ، فَلَمْ يَحُلِ الْحَوْلُ حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ وَأَكَلَ مِنْها".