It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakr that when both of them (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Abu Bakr) reached the cave, he says: There were holes there. The narrator says: Hazrat Abu Bakr inserted his heel into that hole and said: O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him! If there is anything that bites or stings, it will reach me.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), in the explanation of { کُنْتُمْ خَیْرَ أُمَّۃٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ }, states that these are the people who migrated towards Madinah along with Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family).

Hazrat Muslamah bin Makhlad says: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, I was born, and when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I was ten years old.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah Munawwarah, I was ten years old, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I was twenty years old, and my mothers used to encourage me to serve him (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, and Amir bin Fuhairah migrated towards Madinah. He says: Hazrat Talhah’s gift met Hazrat Abu Bakr on the way, which contained white clothes. Thus, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Abu Bakr entered Madinah in those clothes.

Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr narrates that she migrated towards the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while she was carrying Abdullah bin Zubair in her womb. Then, at the place of Quba, she gave birth to this child. So she nursed the newborn until she reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then she brought him to the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took him and placed him in his blessed lap. People began searching for dates so that they could perform tahneek for him. Thus, the very first thing that entered his stomach was the saliva of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named him Abdullah.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abdullah narrates that Hazrat Abdullah said: In this Ummah, the first to migrate were two young men from the Quraysh.

Hazrat Qatadah narrates about Saeed bin Musayyib that I asked him: What is the distinguishing factor between the earlier emigrants and the later emigrants? He replied: The distinction between the two is the two Qiblahs. Thus, whoever performed prayer facing both Qiblahs along with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is among the earliest emigrants.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that Hazrat Abu Bakr was the companion of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Makkah to Madinah. And Hazrat Abu Bakr used to travel to and from Syria, so he was recognized, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not recognized. So people would ask, "O Abu Bakr! Who is this young man with you?" Hazrat Abu Bakr would reply, "He is my guide, showing me the way." The narrator says, when both of them approached Madinah, they dismounted at Harrah. Someone was sent to the Ansar, and they also came. Hazrat Anas says, "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day he entered Madinah, and I have never seen a day more beautiful and radiant than the day when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us. And then, on the day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I was also present, and I have never seen a day worse and darker than the day on which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away."