[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr set out, disguised from the Quraysh. They passed by a shepherd, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Has a male sheep mated with any of your sheep?" He replied, "No, but there is a sheep that has been exhausted." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bring it to me." So he brought it to him, and he touched its udder, invoked blessing upon it, milked it, and gave Abu Bakr some milk. Then he milked it again and gave the shepherd some milk. Afterwards, he drank from it and said to the shepherd, "By Allah, I have never seen anyone like you. Who are you?" The man asked, "If I tell you, will you keep it a secret?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes." The man then said, "I am Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah." The shepherd said, "You, whom the Quraysh claim to be a sorcerer?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes, they say that." The shepherd then said, "Verily, I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah, and no one could do what you have just done, except a Messenger. Can I follow you?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Not today, but when you hear that we have appeared, come to us." So the man came to the Prophet ﷺ after his arrival in Madinah.
انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُسْتَخْفِيَانِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَمَرُّوا بِرَاعٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَلْ مِنْ شَاةٍ ضَرَبَهَا الْفَحْلُ؟» قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ هَهُنَا شَاةٌ قَدْ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ قَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِهَا» فَأَتَاهُ بِهَا فَمَسَحَ ضَرْعَهَا وَدَعَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ فَحَلَبَ فَسَقَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فَسَقَى الرَّاعِي ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فَشَرِبَ فَقَالَ لَهُ تَالَلَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَكَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ تَكْتُمُ عَلَيَّ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَزْعُمُ قُرَيْشُ أَنَّكَ صَابِئِيٌّ؟ قَالَ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَتَّبِعُكَ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلَا وَلَكِنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتَ أَنَّا قَدْ ظَهَرْنَا فَائْتِنَا» فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعْدَ مَا ظَهَرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ