It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I would run among the children and we would be saying: Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has come, so I would run, but no one would be seen. Then when I would hear the children saying: Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has come, I would run, but nothing would be seen. Eventually, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companion, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), arrived. At that time, we were in some of the harrahs of Madinah. Then a man sent us to inform the Ansar of the arrival of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). So about five hundred Ansar came and reached these two personalities and said: Both of you proceed forward in peace and security. Thus, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companion both headed towards Madinah Munawwarah. The people of Madinah came out from there, until even the virgin girls climbed onto the rooftops of the houses and began to say: Which one among them is Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? Which one among them is Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? On that day, we saw such a scene that (in joy and happiness) cannot be compared to anything else. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the day when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived, and I also saw the day when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away. So on that day too, I saw such a scene that (in grief and sorrow) cannot be compared to anything else.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, the Ansar drew lots among themselves to determine who would be the first to host the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The name of Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) was drawn, so he hosted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at his home. Then, whenever food was presented as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) would also be given a share. One day, when Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) entered, there was a bowl containing onions. He asked: What is this? The people replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent it. He went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: O Messenger of Allah! Why did you not eat from this bowl? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: I saw onions in it. I asked: Are they not lawful for us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Why not, you may eat them, but there comes to me (in the form of revelation and angels) that which does not come to you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed with me, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the lower part of the house and Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) himself was in the upper part. One night, when Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) woke up, he said: We are walking above the head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So he changed his place and spent the night on one side. When morning came and this was told to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The lower floor is more convenient for me. But Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will not climb on the roof under which is the Messenger of Allah. So Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the lower floor and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the upper floor. Since Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) used to prepare food for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he would send the food and it would return with some left, he would ask about the place where the fingers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had touched. Then he would look for the marks of the Prophet’s fingers and eat from there. As usual, one day we prepared food, and it had garlic in it, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent the food back without eating it. Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) asked about the place of the Prophet’s fingers, but when he was told that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not eaten at all, he went up to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Is this forbidden? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I dislike it. He said: Then whatever you dislike, I will also dislike. In fact, revelation and angels used to come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (therefore the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not eat food with an unpleasant odor, such as onions, garlic, etc.).

Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Tufail bin Amr Dausi (may Allah be pleased with him), that he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Do you desire a strong fortress and honor and protection? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the days of ignorance, the Daus tribe had a fortress. Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declined his offer for the sake of that which Allah Almighty had reserved for the Ansar. Then, when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated, Sayyiduna Tufail bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) and another man from his tribe also migrated. They found the climate and atmosphere of Madinah unsuitable, and that man became ill. Then, displaying impatience, he took a sharp blade and cut the joints of his fingers. Blood began to flow from his hands until he died. Sayyiduna Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) saw him in a dream in a good state, but he had covered his hand. He asked him: What did your Lord do with you? He said: He forgave me because of my migration to His Prophet. He asked: Why do I see you covering your hand? He said: Allah Almighty said to me: That which you yourself have ruined, We will not rectify. When Sayyiduna Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) related this dream to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: O Allah! Forgive his hands as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Which migration is the best? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The one who abandons what Allah Almighty dislikes.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a companion stood up and asked: O Messenger of Allah! Which Islam is the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best Islam is that other Muslims are safe from your hand and tongue. The same companion or another stood up and asked: O Messenger of Allah! Which migration (hijrah) is the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That you abandon what your Lord dislikes. In fact, there are two types of migration: (1) the migration of the villagers, (2) the migration of the townspeople. The migration of the villager is that when he is ordered by the leader, he accepts it, and when he is called, he responds to the call. As for the migration of the townsman, its trial and tribulation is more severe and its reward is greater.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Sa'di, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Migration will not cease until fighting with the enemy continues. It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah, Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As, may Allah be pleased with them, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, migration is of two types: one is that you abandon evil deeds, and the other is that you migrate towards Allah Almighty and His Messenger. Migration will not cease until repentance continues to be accepted, and repentance will continue to be accepted until the sun rises from the west. When it rises from that direction, a seal will be set upon whatever is in every heart, and people will become content with their deeds.

It is narrated from Abu Hind Bajali, he says: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), he was sitting on his bed with his eyes closed due to drowsiness. We mentioned migration (Hijrah) there; someone said: Migration has ended, and someone said that it has not ended yet. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) woke up and said: What were you people talking about? We explained the details to him. He used to attribute few hadiths to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), but this time he said: We were conversing in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he said: Migration will not end until repentance ends, and repentance will not end until the sun rises from the west.

A man from Banu Malik bin Hanbal, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Sa'di (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) along with a group of his companions. Since he was the youngest among the people, they said to him: "You guard our saddles and travel belongings, then come inside." So he fulfilled their need, then they said to him: "Now you may go inside." So he entered, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "What is your need?" He said: "My need is that you tell me whether migration (Hijrah) has ended?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your need is better than the needs of the rest of the people. As long as fighting with the enemy continues, migration will not end."