[Machine] He met the caravan of Muslims who were traders from Sham (Syria), leaving from Makkah. They encountered the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr wearing white garments when they heard about their departure. When the Muslims in Madinah heard about the arrival of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , they used to go every morning to the outskirts, waiting for him until the heat of noon harmed them. One day, after waiting for a long time, they returned to their homes. Then, a blind Jewish man from the tribe of Banu Adh-Dhakwān said that he would go and see who it was. When he looked at the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions dressed in white, the mirage disappeared from him. The Jewish man could not hold back and shouted in a loud voice, "O people of the Arabs, this is your awaited companion!" The Muslims then rushed to gather their weapons and received the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the outskirts.  

أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ الرَّكْبَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَانُوا تِجَارًا بِالشَّامِ قَافِلِينَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ عَارَضُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ بِثِيَابٍ بِيضٍ حِينَ سَمِعُوا بِخُرُوجِهِمْ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ بِمَخْرَجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانُوا يَغْدُونَ كُلَّ غَدَاةٍ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَيَنْتَظِرُونَهُ حَتَّى يُؤْذِيَهُمْ حَرُّ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَانْقَلَبُوا يَوْمًا بَعْدَمَا أَطَالُوا انْتِظَارَهُ فَلَمَّا آوَوْا إِلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ أَوْفَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ يَهُودَ أَطْمًا مِنْ آطَامِهِمْ لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَبَصُرَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ مُبَيَّضِينَ يَزُولُ بِهِمُ السَّرَابُ فَلَمْ يَمْلِكِ الْيَهُودِيُّ أَنْ قَالَ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْعَرَبِ هَذَا صَاحِبُكُمُ الَّذِي تَنْتَظِرُونَ فَثَارَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَى السِّلَاحِ فَتَلَقَّوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِظَهْرِ الْحَرَّةِ