When the ten verses of Baraʿah (Surah at-Tawbah) were revealed to the Prophet ﷺ, he called Abu Bakr ؓ and sent him to recite them to the people of Makkah. Then the Prophet ﷺ called me and said to me: ʿCatch up with Abu Bakr ؓ and wherever you meet him, take the document from him and take it to the people of Makkah and read it to them.ʿ I caught up with him at al-Juhfah and took the letter from him. Abu Bakr ؓ went back to the Prophet ﷺ and said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, has something been revealed concerning me? He said: ʿNo, but Jibreel came to me and said: No one should do this for you except you or a man of your [family].ʿ  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ عَشْرُ آيَاتٍ مِنْ بَرَاءَةٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَبَعَثَهُ بِهَا لِيَقْرَأَهَا عَلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ثُمَّ دَعَانِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي أَدْرِكْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَحَيْثُمَا لَحِقْتَهُ فَخُذِ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ فَاذْهَبْ بِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَاقْرَأْهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَحِقْتُهُ بِالْجُحْفَةِ فَأَخَذْتُ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ وَرَجَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَزَلَ فِيَّ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ جَاءَنِي فَقَالَ لَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ عَنْكَ إِلا أَنْتَ أَوْ رَجُلٌ مِنْكَ