Hazrat Asma narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to migrate to Madinah, I prepared a provision bag for him in the house of Abu Bakr. She narrates that we could not find anything to tie the provision bag and the water skin of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I said to Abu Bakr: By Allah! I do not find anything (like a rope, etc.) to tie them except my waistband. She says: Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar said: Tear it into two parts. Tie the water skin with one part and the provision bag with the other. Because of this, Hazrat Asma became known as "Dhat an-Nitaqain" (the possessor of two waistbands).

Hazrat Umar bin Ishaq narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Abu Bakr set out towards Madinah, Suraqah bin Malik also followed them. When he reached them, he said: "These are the two persons whom the Quraysh are seeking. If only I could return these wanted persons to the Quraysh." The narrator says: He made his horse run towards these two gentlemen, but the horse sank into the ground. Suraqah said: "Both of you pray to Allah that He brings the horse out. I will not come near you." The narrator says: So the horse came out. Then Suraqah repeated his previous action, and this happened two or three times. The narrator says: Then Suraqah stopped. Then he said: "Come, take this provision and mount." They replied: "We do not intend to, and we do not need it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib that Hazrat Abu Bakr bought some travel goods from Hazrat Azib for thirteen dirhams. Hazrat Abu Bakr said to Hazrat Azib, "Order Bara to carry it to my saddle." Hazrat Azib said to Hazrat Siddiq Akbar, "No! Not until you tell us what you and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did when you both set out and the polytheists were searching for you."

2. Hazrat Abu Bakr said: "When we departed from Mecca, we traveled for a night and a day without sleep until it was noon and the time of decline (of the sun) had come. I looked around to see if I could find any shade where we could take shelter, and suddenly I saw a rock. So we reached it. There was still some shade left. I looked at the remaining shade and prepared the place, then I spread leather for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in that shade. Then I said, 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Please lie down.' So he lay down. Then I began to look around to see if I could spot any pursuer, and suddenly I saw a shepherd driving his sheep towards the same rock. His purpose for the rock was the same as mine. I asked him, 'O boy! Whose are you?' He replied, 'A man from Quraysh.' Abu Bakr says, 'When the slave mentioned the man's name, I recognized him.'

3. I asked, 'Do your sheep have milk?' He replied, 'Yes!' I said, 'Will you milk some for me?' He said, 'Yes!' Hazrat Abu Bakr says: I ordered him, so he caught a goat from his flock. Then I told him to clean the dust from the goat's udders. Then I told him to clean his hands. He said, 'Like this?' Then he struck one hand with the other, then he milked a little. I had a water vessel for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a cloth tied over its mouth. I poured the milk into it until it became cool from below. Then I presented it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I found him awake. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Please drink.' So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drank until I was pleased.

4. Then I said, 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! It is time to depart.' Then we set out while people were searching for us. None of them found us except Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'sham. He was riding his horse. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This pursuer has reached us.' And I began to weep. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'What makes you weep?' I said, 'By Allah! I do not weep for my own life, but I weep for you.' Abu Bakr says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed against Suraqah and said, 'O Allah! Deal with him as You wish on our behalf.' Abu Bakr says: Suraqah's horse sank into the ground up to its belly. Suraqah jumped off his horse and said, 'O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! I know this is your doing. So pray to Allah to save me from this calamity. By Allah! I will surely keep this matter hidden from my pursuers. And here is my quiver, take an arrow from it. And soon you will pass by my camels and goats at such-and-such place; take from them whatever you need.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'We have no need of your camels.' Then he turned back from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for him. Suraqah returned to his companions.

5. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued on, and I was with him, until we reached Medina at night. The people began to dispute about where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Tonight I will stay with Banu Najjar, who are the maternal uncles of Abdul Muttalib...'

Hazrat Abu Ishaq narrates that I heard Hazrat Bara’ say: The first among the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to come to us were Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair and Ibn Umm Maktum, and both of them began teaching people the Qur’an. Then Hazrat ‘Ammar, Bilal, and Sa‘d arrived, and then Hazrat ‘Umar bin Khattab came with a group of twenty horsemen. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself arrived. The narrator says: I have never seen the people of Madinah happier about anything than this. Bara’ says: (At that time) not a single companion had yet arrived, and I had already recited the detailed surahs among the { سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّکَ الأَعْلَی }.

It is narrated from Hasan that Suraqah bin Malik al-Mudliji informed the people that the Quraysh had set a reward of forty uqiyah regarding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Abu Bakr. He says: I was sitting when a man came to me and said, "Those men about whom the Quraysh have made their announcement (of reward) are near you, at such-and-such a place." He says: I went to my horse, which was grazing. I took it and hurried, then I took my spear. He says: I mounted it, and out of fear that someone else might join me regarding these two, I began to draw my spear. He says: When I saw the two of them, Hazrat Abu Bakr said, "This is a seeker who is searching for us." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards me and said, "O Allah! Be sufficient for us against him as You wish." Suraqah says: My horse sank into the ground, even though I was on hard ground. I fell on a stone and tumbled. So I said, "Pray to that Being who has done this to my horse, as I am seeing, that He may bring it out from here." He says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for Suraqah, and the horse came out. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Will you gift this to me?" I said, "Yes!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then stay here." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Keep our situation hidden from the people."

2. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the route along the seashore. He says: At the beginning of the day, I was their pursuer, and at the end of the day, I was their protector. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "When we make Medina our destination, if you wish, come to us." Suraqah says: Then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Medina and prevailed over the people of Badr and the people of Uhud, and the people and those around the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted Islam, Suraqah says: News reached me that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to send Khalid bin Walid towards Banu Mudlij. He says: I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I remind you of the reward (promise)." The people said, "Wait!" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Leave him." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What do you intend?" I said, "I have heard that you intend to send Khalid bin Walid towards my people, and I would like you to make a pact with them. If their people accept faith, they too will accept faith. And if their people do not accept faith, then their hearts will not be hardened against them." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took the hand of Khalid bin Walid and said to him, "Go with him and do as he wishes."

3. So Khalid bin Walid went towards Banu Mudlij and took a pact from them that they would not help against the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the Quraysh accepted Islam, they too would accept Islam with them. (Upon this) Allah the Exalted revealed these verses: { وَدُّوا لَوْ تَکْفُرُونَ کَمَا کَفَرُوا …حَتَّی بَلَغَ … إِلاَّ الَّذِینَ یَصِلُونَ إِلَی قَوْمٍ بَیْنَکُمْ وَبَیْنَہُمْ مِیثَاقٌ، أَوْ جَاؤُوکُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُہُمْ أَنْ یُقَاتِلُوکُمْ، أَوْ یُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمَہُمْ، وَلَوْ شَائَ اللَّہُ لَسَلَّطَہُمْ عَلَیْکُمْ فَلَقَاتَلُوکُمْ }. Hasan says: Those about whom "hasrat sudurihim" was said are Banu Mudlij. Whoever reaches Banu Mudlij will also be included in their pact.

39373 - Al-Hasan said: So those whose breasts are constrained are the Banu Mudlij, and whoever from others reaches the Banu Mudlij is under the same covenant as them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that Hazrat Abu Bakr related to him that when we were in the cave, I said to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: If any one of these people looks towards his feet, surely he will see us beneath his feet. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: O Abu Bakr! What do you think about those two persons whose third is Allah?

Hazrat Hisham narrates from his father that Hazrat Abdullah bin Abu Bakr used to take food to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Abu Bakr when both of them were in the cave.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mujahid regarding the interpretation of {إِلاَّ تَنْصُرُوہُ } that he mentioned the initial state of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of his Prophethood. And he said: Allah the Exalted will help him. Allah is his Helper just as He helped the second of the two.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mujahid that Hazrat Abu Bakr stayed with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the cave for three (days).