Some Muslim men emigrated to Ethiopia whereupon Abu Bakr also prepared himself for the emigration, but the Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "Wait, for I hope that Allah will allow me also to emigrate." Abu Bakr said, "Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you. Do you hope that (emigration)?" The Prophet said, 'Yes." So Abu Bakr waited to accompany the Prophet ﷺ and fed two she-camels he had on the leaves of As-Samur tree regularly for four months One day while we were sitting in our house at midday, someone said to Abu Bakr, "Here is Messenger of Allah ﷺ, coming with his head and a part of his face covered with a cloth-covering at an hour he never used to come to us." Abu Bakr said, "Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you, (O Prophet)! An urgent matter must have brought you here at this hour." The Prophet ﷺ came and asked the permission to enter, and he was allowed. The Prophet ﷺ entered and said to Abu Bakr, "Let those who are with you, go out." Abu Bakr replied, "(There is no stranger); they are your family. Let my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "I have been allowed to leave (Mecca)." Abu Bakr said, " I shall accompany you, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Let my father be sacrificed for you!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes," Abu Bakr said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺs! Let my father be sacrificed for you. Take one of these two shecamels of mine" The Prophet ﷺ said. I will take it only after paying its price." So we prepared their baggage and put their journey food In a leather bag. And Asma' bint Abu Bakr cut a piece of her girdle and tied the mouth of the leather bag with it. That is why she was called Dhatan- Nitaqaln. Then the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr went to a cave in a mountain called Thour and remained there for three nights. ʿAbdullah bin Abu Bakr. who was a young intelligent man. used to stay with them at night and leave before dawn so that in the morning, he would he with the Quraish at Mecca as if he had spent the night among them. If he heard of any plot contrived by the Quraish against the Prophet and Abu Bakr, he would understand it and (return to) inform them of it when it became dark. 'Amir bin Fuhaira, the freed slave of Abu Bakr used to graze a flock of milch sheep for them and he used to take those sheep to them when an hour had passed after the ʿIsha prayer. They would sleep soundly till 'Amir bin Fuhaira awakened them when it was still dark. He used to do that in each of those three nights.

هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَتَجَهَّزَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُهَاجِرًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لِي فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَوَ تَرْجُوهُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَحَبَسَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لِصُحْبَتِهِ وَعَلَفَ رَاحِلَتَيْنِ كَانَتَا عِنْدَهُ وَرَقَ السَّمُرِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ يَوْمًا جُلُوسٌ فِي بَيْتِنَا فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُقْبِلاً مُتَقَنِّعًا فِي سَاعَةٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَأْتِينَا فِيهَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِدًا لَهُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي وَاللَّهِ إِنْ جَاءَ بِهِ فِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ إِلاَّ لأَمْرٍ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ حِينَ دَخَلَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ أَخْرِجْ مَنْ عِنْدَكَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا هُمْ أَهْلُكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أُذِنَ لِي فِي الْخُرُوجِ قَالَ فَالصُّحْبَةُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَخُذْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِحْدَى رَاحِلَتَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالثَّمَنِ قَالَتْ فَجَهَّزْنَاهُمَا أَحَثَّ الْجِهَازِ وَضَعْنَا لَهُمَا سُفْرَةً فِي جِرَابٍ فَقَطَعَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قِطْعَةً مِنْ نِطَاقِهَا فَأَوْكَتْ بِهِ الْجِرَابَ وَلِذَلِكَ كَانَتْ تُسَمَّى ذَاتَ النِّطَاقِ ثُمَّ لَحِقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ بِغَارٍ فِي جَبَلٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ ثَوْرٌ فَمَكُثَ فِيهِ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ يَبِيتُ عِنْدَهُمَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَهْوَ غُلاَمٌ شَابٌّ لَقِنٌ ثَقِفٌ فَيَرْحَلُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِمَا سَحَرًا فَيُصْبِحُ مَعَ قُرَيْشٍ بِمَكَّةَ كَبَائِتٍ فَلاَ يَسْمَعُ أَمْرًا يُكَادَانِ بِهِ إِلاَّ وَعَاهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُمَا بِخَبَرِ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَخْتَلِطُ الظَّلاَمُ وَيَرْعَى عَلَيْهِمَا عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِنْحَةً مِنْ غَنَمٍ فَيُرِيحُهَا عَلَيْهِمَا حِينَ تَذْهَبُ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْعِشَاءِ فَيَبِيتَانِ فِي رِسْلِهَا حَتَّى يَنْعِقَ بِهَا عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ بِغَلَسٍ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ تِلْكَ اللَّيَالِي الثَّلاَثِ

When Abu Dhar received the news of the Advent of the Prophet ﷺ he said to his brother, "Ride to this valley (of Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is informed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back to me." So his brother set out and came to the Prophet ﷺ and listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him. "I have seen him enjoining virtuous behavior and saying something that is not poetry." Abu Dhar said, "You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted." He then took his journey-food and carried a waterskin of his, containing some water till be reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and searched for the Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him. When a part of the night had passed away, ʿAli saw him and knew that he was a stranger. So when Abu Dhar saw ʿAli, he followed him, and none of them asked his companion about anything, and when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed there all the day long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he came back to his retiring place. ʿAli passed by him and said, "Has the man not known his dwelling place yet?" So ʿAli awakened him and took him with him and none of them spoke to the other about anything. When it was the third day. ʿAli did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then ʿAli said "Will you tell me what has brought you here?" Abu Dhar said, "If you give me a firm promise that you will guide me, then I will tell you." ʿAli promised him, and he informed ʿAli about the matter. ʿAli said, "It is true, and he is the Messenger of Allah. Next morning when you get up, accompany me, and if I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water, but if I go on, follow me and enter the place which I will enter." Abu Dhar did so, and followed ʿAli till he entered the place of the Prophet, and Abu Dhar went in with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the Prophet's talks and embraced Islam on the spot. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Go back to your people and inform them (about it) till you receive my order." Abu Dhar said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion loudly amongst them (i.e. the pagans)." So he went out, and when he reached the Mosque, he said as loudly as possible, "I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The People got up and beat him painfully. Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him ((to protect him) and said (to the people), "Woe to you! Don't you know that this man belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha'm is through their way?" So he rescued him from them. Abu Dhar again did the same the next day. They beat him and took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him (to protect him).

لَمَّا بَلَغَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَبْعَثُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ ارْكَبْ إِلَى هَذَا الْوَادِي فَاعْلَمْ لِي عِلْمَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ يَأْتِيهِ الْخَبَرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَاسْمَعْ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي فَانْطَلَقَ الأَخُ حَتَّى قَدِمَهُ وَسَمِعَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْمُرُ بِمَكَارِمِ الأَخْلاَقِ وَكَلاَمًا مَا هُوَ بِالشِّعْرِ فَقَالَ مَا شَفَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَرَدْتُ فَتَزَوَّدَ وَحَمَلَ شَنَّةً لَهُ فِيهَا مَاءٌ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَأَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَالْتَمَسَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ وَكَرِهَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَدْرَكَهُ بَعْضُ اللَّيْلِ فَرَآهُ عَلِيٌّ فَعَرَفَ أَنَّهُ غَرِيبٌ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ تَبِعَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْأَلْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ ثُمَّ احْتَمَلَ قِرْبَتَهُ وَزَادَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَظَلَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَلاَ يَرَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى أَمْسَى فَعَادَ إِلَى مَضْجَعِهِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَمَا نَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَأَقَامَهُ فَذَهَبَ بِهِ مَعَهُ لاَ يَسْأَلُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمَ الثَّالِثِ فَعَادَ عَلِيٌّ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقَامَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلاَ تُحَدِّثُنِي مَا الَّذِي أَقْدَمَكَ قَالَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي عَهْدًا وَمِيثَاقًا لَتُرْشِدَنَّنِي فَعَلْتُ فَفَعَلَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ حَقٌّ وَهُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَاتْبَعْنِي فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ كَأَنِّي أُرِيقُ الْمَاءَ فَإِنْ مَضَيْتُ فَاتْبَعْنِي حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ مَدْخَلِي فَفَعَلَ فَانْطَلَقَ يَقْفُوهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ وَأَسْلَمَ مَكَانَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْجِعْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ أَمْرِي قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لأَصْرُخَنَّ بِهَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ الْقَوْمُ فَضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى أَضْجَعُوهُ وَأَتَى الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَيْلَكُمْ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ غِفَارٍ وَأَنَّ طَرِيقَ تِجَارِكُمْ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ فَأَنْقَذَهُ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ عَادَ مِنَ الْغَدِ لِمِثْلِهَا فَضَرَبُوهُ وَثَارُوا إِلَيْهِ فَأَكَبَّ الْعَبَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ

[Machine] "That he (Prophet Muhammad) is a prophet who sent his brother (Ali) and said, 'Go to Makkah and listen to him (the Prophet) and bring me news of him.' So, his brother went to Makkah and heard the news of the Prophet ﷺ, then he went to Abu Dharr and informed him that the Prophet orders for good deeds, forbids evil deeds, and encourages noble manners.' Abu Dharr said, 'You haven't cured me.' Then he took a shana (water container) filled with water and herbs, and left until he reached Makkah. He tried to ask someone about the matter, but he didn't find the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until it was late at night. When he resolved to return, Ali bin Abi Talib passed by him and asked, 'Who is this man?' Abu Dharr answered, 'A man from Ghifar.' Ali said, 'Follow my footsteps, for if I see anything that I fear for you, I will stand up as if I urinate and then return to you, but if I don't see anything, follow my footsteps.' So, Ali went the next day, and Abu Dharr followed him until they entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They informed him of their news and heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and then they embraced Islam. Abu Dharr asked the Prophet, 'Order me with something.' He replied, 'Return to your people until you receive news from me.' Abu Dharr said, 'No, by Allah, I will not return until I scream out Islam.' So, he went to the mosque and called for prayer, saying, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' The polytheists said, 'This man (Abu Dharr) has caused mischief.' They beat him until he fell. Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib passed by him and turned towards him, saying, 'O people of Quraysh, you are merchants and your way is through Ghifar. Do you want us to cut off the trade route from you?' So, they refrained from him. When the second day came, he returned and said the same words. They beat him again, and Abbas passed by them and said the same thing. This was the beginning of Abu Dharr's embracing of Islam."

أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ بَعَثَ أَخَاهُ فَقَالَ ائْتِ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ مِنْهُ وَتَأْتِيَنِي بِخَبَرِهِ فَانْطَلَقَ أَخُوهُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ نَبَأِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَانْصَرَفَ إِلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ يَأْمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيَأْمُرُ بِمَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ فَقَالَ مَا شَفَيْتَنِي ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شَنَّةً فِيهَا مَاءٌ وَإِدَاوَةٌ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى مَكَّةَ فَفَرِقَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا عَنْ شَيْءٍ وَلَمْ يَلْقَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى جَنَّهُ اللَّيْلُ فَلَمَّا أَعْتَمَ مَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ مَنِ الرَّجُلُ؟ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ غِفَارٍ فَانْطَلِقْ إِلَى مَنْزِلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ لَا يَسْأَلُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا فَلَمْ يَلْقَهُ فَقَامَ نَاحِيَةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ أَمَا آنَ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ لَا يَسْأَلُ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ أَخَذَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ لَئِنْ أَخْبَرَهُ بِالَّذِي يُرِيدُ لَيَكْتِمَنَّ عَلَيْهِ وَلَيَسْتُرَنَّ عَنْهُ فَفَعَلَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ ليَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَبَعَثْتُ بِأَخِي فَلَمْ يَأْتِنِي بِمَا يَشْفِينِي فَجِئْتُ بِنَفْسِي لِأُخْبِرَ خَبَرَهُ فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَاتَّبِعْ أَثَرِي فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ قُمْتُ كَأَنِّي أَبُولُ وَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنْ لَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا فَاتَّبِعْ أَثَرِي فَغَدَا عَلِيٌّ وَغَدَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ خَبَرَهُ وَسَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مُرْنِي بِأَمْرِكَ قَالَ «ارْجِعْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَكَ خَبَرِي» فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ لَا رَجَعْتُ حَتَّى أَصْرُخَ بِالْإِسْلَامِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَى بِالصَّلَاةِ وَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ صَبَأَ الرَّجُلُ صَبَأَ الرَّجُلُ فضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَ فَمَرَّ بِهِ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَانْكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ أَنْتُمْ تُجَّارٌ وَطَرِيقُكُمْ عَلَى غِفَارٍ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ نَقْطَعَ الطَّرِيقَ عَنْكُمْ فَأَمْسَكُوا عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّانِي عَادَ لِمِثْلِ مَقَالَتِهِ فَضَرَبُوهُ فَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَمْسَكُوا عَنْهُ فَهَذَا كَانُ بُدُوُّ الْإِسْلَامِ لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ ؓ

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, the Ansar (the residents of Madinah) appointed their speakers, and one man among them said, "O community of Muhajireen (the migrants)! Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to appoint a man from among you and pair him with a man from us (the Ansar) whenever he assigned a task. So we see that there should be two men to oversee this matter, one from among you and the other from among us." The speakers of the Ansar continued to discuss this matter, and then Zaid ibn Thabit stood up and said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ belonged to the Muhajireen, and surely the Imam should be from the Muhajireen, and we are his Ansar, just as we were the Ansar of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then Abu Bakr stood up and said, "May Allah reward you all, O community of the Ansar, and establish the statement of your spokesperson. Then he said, "If you had done otherwise, we would not have benefited you. Then Zaid ibn Thabit took the hand of Abu Bakr and said, "This is your companion, so pledge allegiance to him. Then they set out." When Abu Bakr sat on the pulpit, he looked at the faces of the people but did not see Ali, so he asked about him. Then some people from the Ansar stood up and brought him. Abu Bakr said, "O Muhammad ibn Ali! Did you intend to split the Muslim community?" Ali answered, "No reproach, O successor of the Messenger of Allah. We pledge allegiance to him." 16539 Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hafiz al-Isfira'ini narrated that Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Hafiz informed us, who narrated that Bundar ibn Bashshar informed him, who narrated from Abu Hisham al-Makhzumi, who narrated from Wahib, who mentioned it in a similar manner. Abu Ali al-Hafiz said, "I heard Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah saying, 'Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj came to me and asked me about this hadith, so I wrote it for him on a piece of parchment and recited it to him. He said, 'Doesn't this hadith equate a carcass with the Battle of Badr?' I said, 'No, rather it equates Badr with a carcass.'"

لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ خُطَبَاءُ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ قَرَنَ مَعَهُ رَجُلًا مِنَّا فَنَرَى أَنْ يَلِيَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْكُمْ وَالْآخَرُ مِنَّا قَالَ فَتَتَابَعَتْ خُطَبَاءُ الْأَنْصَارِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَامَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ؓ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَكُونُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُهُ كَمَا كُنَّا أَنْصَارَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَقَالَ جَزَاكُمُ اللهُ خَيْرًا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَثَبَّتَ قَائِلَكُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا لَوْ فَعَلْتُمْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ لَمَا صَالَحْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ بِيَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا صَاحِبُكُمْ فَبَايَعُوهُ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقُوا فَلَمَّا قَعَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَلَمْ يَرَ عَلِيًّا ؓ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَامَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَتَوْا بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَتَنَهُ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشُقَّ عَصَا الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ فبايعه ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرَ الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ ؓ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى جَاءُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ ابْنَ عَمَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَحَوَارِيَّهُ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشُقَّ عَصَا الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ لَا تَثْرِيبَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللهُ فَبَايَعَاهُ 16539 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ الْإِسْفِرَائِينِيُّ ثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَا ثَنَا بُنْدَارُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ ثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ قَالَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ يَقُولُ جَاءَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ فَسَأَلَنِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَكَتَبْتُهُ لَهُ فِي رُقْعَةٍ وَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ يَسْوِي بَدَنَةً فَقُلْتُ يَسْوِي بَدَنَةً؟ بَلْ هُوَ يَسْوِي بَدْرَةً

[Machine] Abu Abdurrahman, I heard him saying that Ali said: Hattab ibn Abi Balta'ah wrote to Mecca, saying: "Indeed, Muhammad intends to attack you with his companions, so be cautious." He sent his letter to a woman known as Sara, who placed it in her garment or in one of its folds, and then she set off. Allah informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that. Ali said: "So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me with Zubair ibn Al-Awam and Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, and all of us were horsemen. He said: Set out, as you will meet her in Rawdah, such and such, so search her, as she carries a letter to the people of Mecca from Hattab." So we set out and met her. We said: Hand over the letter you have to the people of Mecca. She replied: I don't have any letter with me. I said: By Allah, neither did I lie nor forge it. Either she would produce it or I would strip her. When she knew that I was serious, she brought out the letter. So we took it and set off with it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who opened it and read it. It contained the letter of Hattab to the people of Mecca saying: "After this, Muhammad intends to attack you, so be cautious and prepared." When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished reading the letter, he sent for Hattab and asked him: "Did you write this letter?" He replied: "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: "What prompted you to do so?" He said: "By Allah, I have never disbelieved since I embraced Islam. I believe in Allah and His Messenger. I only did this because there is no one among your companions in Mecca who protects his family and property, while I have no one there who protects my family and property, so I wanted to have someone to rely on among the people. Indeed, I know that Allah will support His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ believed him and accepted his statement. Umar ibn Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) got up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Let me kill him, for he has betrayed Allah and the believers." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied: "O Umar! He is from the people of Badr, and who knows, perhaps Allah has looked at them and said: 'Do as you like, for I have forgiven you."

أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا ؓ قَالَ كَتَبَ حَاطِبُ بْنُ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَغْزُوَكُمْ بِأَصْحَابِهِ فَخُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ وَدَفَعَ كِتَابَهُ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا سَارَّةُ فَجَعَلَتْهُ فِي إِزَارِهَا أَوْ فِي ذُؤَابَةٍ مِنْ ذَوَائِبِهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ فَأَطْلَعَ اللهُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَبَعَثَنِي وَمَعِيَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ وَأَبُو مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ قَالَ انْطَلِقُوا فَإِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَهَا بِرَوْضَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَفَتِّشُوهَا فَإِنَّ مَعَهَا كِتَابًا إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ مِنْ حَاطِبٍ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَوَافَقْنَاهَا فَقُلْنَا هَاتِي الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي مَعَكِ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَتْ مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ لَتُخْرِجِنَّهُ أَوْ لَأُجَرِّدَنَّكِ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَتْ أَنِّي فَاعِلٌ أَخْرَجَتِ الْكِتَابَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَفَتَحَهُ فَقَرَأَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ مِنْ حَاطِبٍ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُرِيدُكُمْ فَخُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ وَتَأَهَّبُوا أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى حَاطِبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَكَتَبْتَ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا كَفَرْتُ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ وَإِنِّي لِمُؤْمِنٌ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَا حَمَلَنِي عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتُ مِنْ كِتَابِي إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ إِلَّا وَلَهُ هُنَاكَ بِمَكَّةَ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِي هُنَاكَ أَحَدٌ يَدْفَعُ عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ يَدًا وَإِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللهَ سَيُظْهِرُ رَسُولَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَصَدَّقَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَبِلَ قَوْلَهُ قَالَ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ خَانَ اللهَ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عُمَرُ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ

عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ أَجْمَعَ مَا كَانُوا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيتُ اللَّيْلَةَ مَنَازِلَكُمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَقُرْبَ مَنَازِلِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ رَجُلًا أَعْرِفُ اسْمَهُ وَاسْمَ أَبِيهِ وَأُمَّهُ لَا يَأْتِي بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا يُقَالُ لَهُ مَرْحَبًا مَرْحَبًا فَقَالَ لَهُ سَلْمَانُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَمُرْتَفِعٌ شَأْنُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَهُوَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ يَا عُمَرُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ فِيَ الْجَنَّةِ قَصْرًا مِنْ دُرَّةٍ بَيْضَاءَ شَرَفُهُ لُؤْلُؤٌ أَبْيَضٌ مَشَيَّدٌ بِالْيَاقُوتِ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ هَذَا فَقِيلَ لِفَتًى مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لِي فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَدْخُلَهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذَا لِعُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَمَا مَنَعَنِي مِنْ دُخُولِهِ إِلَّا غَيْرَتَكَ يَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ فَبَكَى عُمَرُ وَقَالَ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي أَعَلَيْكَ أَغَارُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ فَقَالَ يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ رَفِيقًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنْتَ رَفِيقِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ مَنْزِلُكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مُقَابِلَ مَنْزِلِي قَالَ بَلَى بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنَّ مَنْزِلَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مُقَابِلَ مَنْزِلِي ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى طَلْحَةَ وَالزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ يَا طَلْحَةُ وَيَا زُبَيْرُ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ حَوَارِيُّ وَأَنْتُمَا حَوَارِيِّي ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ بَطَّأَ بِكَ عَنِّي مِنْ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِي حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدْ هَلَكْتَ وَغَرِقْتَ غَرَقًا شَدِيدًا فَقُلْتُ مَا بَطَّأَ بِكَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ مَالِي مَا زِلْتُ مَوْقُوفًا مَحَاسَبًا أَسْأَلُ عَنْ مَالِي مِنْ أَيْنَ اكْتَسَبْتُهُ وَفِيمَ أَنْفَقْتُهُ فَبَكَى عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذِهِ مِائَةُ رَاحِلَةٍ جَاءَتْنِي اللَّيْلَةَ مِنْ تُجَّارِ مِصْرَ فَأَنَا أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّهَا عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَبْنَائِهِمْ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُخَفِّفُ عَنِّي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ سَيْفٍ صَالِحٌ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ ثِقَةٌ وَابْنُ أَبِي مُوَاتِيَةَ صَالِحٌ وَسَائِرُ الْإِسْنَادِ لَا يُسْأَلُ عَنْهُ لِثِقَتِهِمْ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُهُ يُرْوَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ

مَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَشْيَاخٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَلَمَّا أَشْرَفُوا عَلَى الرَّاهِبِ هَبَطُوا فَخَلَّفُوا رِحَالَهُمْ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمُ الرَّاهِبُ وَكَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ يَمُرُّونَ بِهِ فَلَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ فَجَاءَ فَجَعَلَ يَتَخَلَّلُهُمْ حَتَّى جَاءَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ هَذَا سَيِّدُ الْعَالَمِينَ هَذَا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هَذَا ابْتَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْأَشْيَاخُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مَا عِلْمُكَ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ حِينَ أَشْرَفْتُمْ مِنَ الْعَقَبَةِ لَمْ تَبْقَ شَجَرَةٌ وَلَا حَجَرٌ إِلَّا سَجَدَ وَلَا يَسْجُدُ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا لِنَبِيٍّ وَإِنِّي أَعْرِفُهُ بِخَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ أَسْفَلَ عَنْ غُضْرُوفِ كَتِفِهِ مِثْلَ التُّفَّاحَةِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَصَنَعَ لَهُمْ طَعَامًا فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُمْ بِهِ قَالَ أَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَ فِي رَعِيَّةِ الْإِبِلِ فَأَقْبَلَ وَعَلَيْهِ غَمَامَةٌ تُظِلُّهُ فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَجَدَهُمْ قَدْ سَبَقُوهُ إِلَى فَيْءِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ مَالَ فَيْءُ الشَّجَرَةِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ انْظُرُوا مَالَ فَيْءُ الشَّجَرَةِ عَلَيْهِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُنَاشِدُهُمْ أَلَّا تَذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى الرُّومِ فَإِنَّ الرُّومَ إِنْ رَأَوْهُ عَرَفُوهُ بِالصِّفَةِ فَقَتَلُوهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِتِسْعِ فَوَارِسَ قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا مِنَ الرُّومِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ فَقَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكُمْ قَالُوا جِئْنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ الَّذِي هُوَ خَارِجٌ فِي هَذَا الشَّهْرِ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ طَرِيقٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ أُنَاسٌ وَإِنَّا قَدْ أُخْبِرْنَا خَبَرَهُ فَبُعِثْنَا إِلَى طَرِيقِكَ هَذَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ هَلْ خَلْفَكُمْ أَحَدٌ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا اخْتَارَنَا خِيرَةً لِطَرِيقِكَ هَذَا قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ أَمْرًا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ هَلْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ رَدَّهُ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَارْجِعُوا قَالَ فَتَابَعُوهُ وَرَجَعُوا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَالَ أُنْشِدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ أَيُّكُمْ وَلِيُّهُ قَالُوا أَبُو طَالِبٍ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُنَاشِدُهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُ حَتَّى رَدَّهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ وَبَعَثَ مَعَهُ مَنْ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ إِلَّا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَلَا عَنْ يُونُسَ إِلَّا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ الْمَعْرُوفُ بِقُرَادٍ

" عن عُثمانَ بنِ عفَّانَ قَالَ: أكثَر ما نَالَتْ قُريشٌ مِن رسولِ اللهِ ﷺ أنِّى رَأَيْتُه يومًا كَان رسولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَطوفُ بالبَيْتِ وَيَدُه في يدِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَفى الحجْر ثَلاَثُ نَفَرٍ جُلوسٌ: عُقْبةُ بنُ أَبِى مُعَيْطٍ، وَأبو جَهْلِ بنُ هِشَامٍ، وَأُمَيَّةُ بنُ خَلَفٍ، فَمَرَّ رَسولُ الله ﷺ فَلَمَّا حَاذَاهم أَسْمَعُوه بَعْضَ مَا يَكْرَه، فَعُرِفَ ذَلِك في وَجْه النَّبىِّ ﷺ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنهُ حَتَّى وَسَطتُهُ، فَكَانَ بَيْنِى وَبَينَ أبِى بَكْرٍ، فَأدْخَلَ أَصَابِعَه في أَصَابِعِى حَتَّى طُفْنَا جَميعا، فَلَمَّا حَاذَاهم قَالَ أبو جَهْلِ: وَالله لاَ نُصَالِحُكَ مَا بَلَّ بَحْرٌ صُوفَةً وَأنْت تَنْهَانَا أنْ نَعْبُد مَا كَان يَعْبُدُ آباؤُنَا، فَقَالَ رَسولُ الله ﷺ : إنَّا ذَلِك، ثُمَّ مَضَى عَنهم، فَصَنَعوا له في الشَّوطِ الثَّالِث مِثْلَ ذَلك حتَّى إذَا كَان في الشَّوطِ الرَّابِع نَاهَضوهُ وَوَثَب أبو جَهْلٍ يُرِيدُ أنْ يَأخُذَ بِجُمعْ ثَوْبِهِ، فَدفَعْتُ في صَدْرِه فَوَقَع عَلَى إسْتِه، وَدَفَعَ أَبو بَكْرٍ أُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ، وَدَفَع رسولُ الله ﷺ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ أبِى مُعَيطٍ، ثُم انفَرجوا عَن رسولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهو وَاقِفٌ، ثم قَالَ لَهم: أَمَا واللهِ لاَ تَنْتَهون حَتَّى يَحِلَّ بِكُم عِقَابُهُ عَاجِلًا، قَالَ عُثمانُ: فو الله مَا مِنْهُم رَجُلٌ إلاَّ وَقدْ أَخَذَهُ الكَلُّ وَهُوَ يَرْتَعِدُ، فَجَعَل رسولُ الله ﷺ يَقول: بِئسَ القَوْمُ أَنتم لنَبِيِّكُّم، ثُمَّ انْصَرفَ إلَى بَيْتِه وَتَبِعْنَاه خَلفَه حَتَّى انْتَهى إلى بَابِ بَيْتِه، وَقَفَ عَلى السُّدَّةِ ثُمَّ أقَبَل عَلَيْنا بِوَجْهِه فَقَال: أَبْشِروا فإنَّ الله - ﷻ - مُظهِرُ دِيْنِهِ، وَمُتِمُّ كَلِمَتِهِ، وَناصِرٌ نَبِيَّه، إنَّ هَؤلاءِ الذينَ تَرون مِمَّن يَذْبَحُ الله بَأيدِيكم عَاجِلًا ثم انصَرْفَنا إلى بُيُوتِنا، فوالله لقد رأيتُهم قَد ذَبَحهم اللهُ بِأيدِينَا ".