[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