It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out from Makkah for Madinah, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was with him (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) took all his wealth with him, which was five or six thousand dirhams. My grandfather Abu Quhafah, who had lost his sight, came to me and said: "By Allah! This man (Abu Bakr) has grieved you with regard to his wealth as well as his own person." I said: "Not at all, dear father! He has left a great deal of good (wealth) for us." So I took some stones and placed them in the niche (alcove) of the house where Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to keep his wealth, and then I covered those stones with a cloth. Then I came, took his hand and placed it on the cloth, and he said: "If he has left this (wealth), then it is fine." Sayyidah Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) says: By Allah! He had not left us anything, little or much. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) that during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) some people were mentioned who seemed to give Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) superiority over Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). When this reached Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: "By Allah! One night of Abu Bakr('s life) is better than the family of Umar, and one day of Abu Bakr is better than the family of Umar." When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out to go to the cave of Thawr, and Abu Bakr was with him (peace and blessings be upon him), he would sometimes walk in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him) and sometimes behind, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed it and asked: "O Abu Bakr! What is the matter with you that you sometimes walk in front of me and sometimes behind me?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah! When I think of being pursued from behind, I walk behind you, and when I fear an ambush, I walk in front of you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Bakr! If some calamity were to happen, would you prefer that it befall you rather than me?" He said: "Yes, by the One who sent you with the truth! There is no misfortune that I would not be ready to take upon myself instead of you." When the two of them reached the cave, Abu Bakr said: "O Messenger of Allah! Stay right here so that I may clean out the cave for you and make it safe from dangers." So he went inside and cleaned it, until, when he reached the upper part of the cave, he remembered that he had not checked the holes, so he said: "O Messenger of Allah! Stay where you are until I clean out the holes." Then he went in and cleaned them, and then said: "O Messenger of Allah! Now come in." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By the One in whose Hand is my soul! That one night is better than the family of Umar." This hadith has a sahih chain on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), were it not for the irsal (a missing link) in it, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Ju'shum (may Allah be pleased with him) that the messengers of the disbelievers of Quraysh came to us announcing that, for each of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), whoever killed or captured them would be given the blood money (one hundred camels). Suraqah says: I was sitting in one of the gatherings of my people, Banu Mudlij, when a man from among them came, stood over us and said: "O Suraqah! I have just seen some figures (people) on the coast; I think they are Muhammad and his companions." Suraqah says: I understood that it was them, but I said to them (to conceal the truth): "It is not them; rather you must have seen so-and-so and so-and-so, who have gone out searching for something they lost." Then I stayed in the gathering for a little while, then got up, went to my house and ordered my slave-girl to bring my mare out from behind the hillock and keep it ready for me there. I took my spear and went out from the back of the house, dragging the lower end of the spear along the ground and keeping its upper part lowered (so that no one would notice), until I reached my mare, mounted it and drove it fast until I could see their figures. When I got close enough to them that my voice could reach them, my mare stumbled and I fell off it. I got up, put my hand into my quiver, took out the divining arrows and cast lots with them as to whether I would be able to harm them or not; and out came the arrow I disliked (that is, that I would not be able to harm them). I disobeyed the divining arrows, mounted the mare again and drove it on, until, when I came very close to them, I heard the recitation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) (was absorbed in recitation and) was not looking around, while Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was turning to look back frequently. Suddenly both front legs of my mare sank into the ground up to the knees, and I fell. I scolded the mare and she stood up, but she could hardly pull her legs out. When she stood upright, from the marks of her legs "uthan" (smoke) rose up towards the sky (the narrator Abdullah says: this means smoke that comes without fire). I took out the divining arrows again, and again out came what I disliked. Then I called out to them offering safety, and they stopped. I rode my mare until I reached them, and when I saw such obstacles against my reaching them, it became firm in my heart that the religion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would soon prevail. I said: "Your people have fixed a blood money for your life," and I informed them of the people's intentions. I offered them provisions and goods, but they accepted nothing from me; they only said: "Keep our matter secret (from Quraysh)." Then I requested the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to write me a document of safety, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Amir bin Fuhayrah, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he wrote a letter of safety for me on a piece of leather. Then the two of them went on their way. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Adi bin al-Hamra' al-Zuhri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) seated on his mount at al-Hazwarah (a place in Makkah), saying: "By Allah! (O Makkah!) You are the best land of Allah and the most beloved of all His land to Allah; and had I not been driven out of you, I would never have left." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from Makkah, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has been driven out (of his city); now this (people) will surely be destroyed." Then this verse was revealed: "Permission (to fight) has been given to those who are being fought, because they have been wronged, and indeed Allah is fully able to help them. Those who have been expelled from their homes without right." [Surah al-Hajj: 39 - 40] So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) knew that there would now certainly be fighting (war). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the cave, emigrating to Allah Almighty, and with him (peace and blessings be upon him) were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Amir bin Fuhayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) (whom Sayyiduna Abu Bakr had seated behind him on his mount), and Abdullah bin Urayqit al-Laythi (as guide) was with them, he took them all through the lower part of Makkah. Then he went on until they came down to the seashore below Usfan; then they passed through the lower part of Amaj; then, after crossing Qudayd, they changed route; then they passed by al-Kharrar; then they crossed Thaniyyat al-Marah; then they passed through Lift; then they crossed Madlajat Liqf; then they went through the inner route of Madlajat Majah; then they took the route of Marjih; then they passed through the valley of Marjih at Dhu al-Ghadawayn; then through the valley of Dhu Kishd; then they took the route of al-Jadajid; then they reached Dhu Salam by way of the valley of A'da' at Madlajah; then they descended the slope of al-Qahah; then they reached al-Arj; then they took the route of Thaniyyat al-Gha'ir to the right of Rakubah; then they descended into the valley of Ri'm, and (finally) arrived at Quba' among Banu Amr bin Awf. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qays bin al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) set out secretly (for the emigration), they passed by a slave who was grazing goats. The two of them asked him for milk to drink, and he said: "I have no goat that gives milk, except this one young she-goat which became pregnant at the beginning of winter, but she miscarried, and now no milk is left in her udder." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call her." He brought her, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held her fast, passed his hand over her udder and supplicated, until she began to give milk. The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a shield; he (peace and blessings be upon him) milked into it and gave Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to drink, then milked again and gave the shepherd to drink, then milked again and drank himself. Then the shepherd said: "I ask you by Allah, who are you? For by Allah, I have never seen anyone (so blessed) like you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I tell you, will you keep my secret?" He said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah." He said: "Are you the one about whom Quraysh claim that he has abandoned his religion (a Sabi')?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That is what they say." He said: "Then I bear witness that you are the Prophet of Allah, and I bear witness that the message you have brought is the truth, and that no one could do this except a Prophet; and I will follow you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will not be able to do that (come with us) today; but when news reaches you that I have prevailed, then come to us." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hisham bin Hubaysh bin Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out from Makkah to emigrate to Madinah, and with him (peace and blessings be upon him) were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr's freed slave Amir bin Fuhayrah, and their guide, Abdullah bin Urayqit al-Laythi. They all passed by the two tents of Umm Ma'bad al-Khuza'iyyah. She was a dignified and strong woman who would sit with her knees drawn up in the courtyard of the tent, giving travellers water to drink and food to eat. They asked her about buying meat and dates from her, but found none of that with her, and those people were struck by drought and in severe need. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a goat in a corner of the tent and asked: "O Umm Ma'bad! What about this goat?" She said: "This is a goat that weakness has left behind the flock." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Does she have any milk?" She said: "She is far too weak for that." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you permit me to milk her?" She said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you! If you see any milk in her, then milk her." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called for her, passed his hand over her udder, mentioned the name of Allah Almighty, and supplicated for blessing in her goat. She spread her legs, gave milk abundantly and began to chew the cud. He (peace and blessings be upon him) called for a large vessel that could satisfy a whole group, and milked into it so much abundant, frothy milk that it filled up. He (peace and blessings be upon him) first gave Umm Ma'bad to drink until she was satisfied, then gave his companions to drink until they too were satisfied, and drank himself last. Then he milked into it again until the vessel was full, left it there with her, took her pledge of allegiance and departed from there. Only a little while had passed when her husband Abu Ma'bad came, driving thin, tottering goats in whose bones there was little marrow. When Abu Ma'bad saw the milk he was astonished and asked: "O Umm Ma'bad! Where did you get this milk, when the goats were far away in the pasture and there was no milk-giving goat in the house?" She said: "By Allah! It is not that; rather, a blessed man passed by us whose state was such and such." He said: "O Umm Ma'bad! Describe him to me." She said: "I saw a person whose beauty and handsomeness were evident, with a radiant face and fine character. Neither was his belly protruding, nor did he have the flaw of a small head. He was exceedingly handsome and well-proportioned. His eyes were deep black, his eyelashes long and thick; there was a depth, that is dignity, in his voice; his neck was long and raised; his beard was thick; his eyebrows were fine and joined. When he was silent, dignity settled upon him, and when he spoke, his grandeur and radiance rose high. From afar he was the most beautiful and attractive of people, and from near the most handsome and comely. His speech was sweet and clear, neither too little nor too much; his words were like a string of pearls falling one after another. He was of medium height: neither disliked for being too tall, nor overlooked by the eyes for being short. He was like a branch between two branches, the freshest of the three in appearance and the highest in worth and rank. He had companions who surrounded him; if he said something, they listened attentively, and if he gave a command, they hastened to carry it out. He was one served and thronged about, neither frowning nor given to idle talk." Abu Ma'bad said: "By Allah! This is that man of Quraysh about whom we were told what we were told. I intend to accompany him, and if I find any way to do so, I will certainly do it." In the morning a loud voice was heard in Makkah; the people were hearing the voice but could not see the one calling out, and he was saying: "May Allah, the Lord of the people, give the best of rewards to the two companions who alighted at the tents of Umm Ma'bad." "They both alighted with guidance and departed with it; so successful is the one who became the companion of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." "O descendants of Qusayy! What great, unmatched deeds and what leadership Allah has withheld from you because of him!" "May the good fortune of his lot be blessed for Abu Bakr, that he gained the companionship of him (peace and blessings be upon him); and whomever Allah makes fortunate remains fortunate." "And may Banu Ka'b be blessed with the station of their woman, who sat at a place of rest for the believers." "Ask your sister about her goat and her vessel, for if you ask the goat, it too will bear witness." "He (peace and blessings be upon him) called for a barren goat, and it gave milk abundantly for him, its udder filled with pure, frothy milk." "So he (peace and blessings be upon him) left that goat with her as a sign for the one who milks, who will draw milk from it again and again." When Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) heard this, he composed these verses in reply to that caller: "Disappointed is the people from whom their Prophet has departed, and blessed are those to whom he journeys." "He (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from a people and their minds left them, and he alighted among another people with a renewed light." "Their Lord guided them through him (peace and blessings be upon him) after misguidance, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) showed them the way; and whoever follows the truth is rightly guided." "Can the misguided people who acted foolishly in their blindness, and the rightly guided who are guided by the one who guides, be equal?" "And upon the people of Yathrib have alighted those mounts of guidance which have opened the doors of good fortune for them." "He is a Prophet who sees what the people around him do not see, and he recites the Book of Allah in every place." "And if one day he tells of something unseen, its confirmation comes by the forenoon of the next day." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it. There are several proofs of its authenticity and of the truthfulness of its narrators. First, the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) stopping at these two tents is established by mass transmission (tawatur) through numerous sahih reports. Second, those who narrated this hadith in its proper form are the Bedouin desert-dwellers of those tents, who cannot be accused of fabricating hadith or of adding to it or omitting from it, and they took it word for word from Umm Ma'bad and Abu Ma'bad. Third, it has chains that are like taking by the hand, that is, the son from the father and the father from the grandfather, with no irsal (break) in it and no weakness in its narrators. Fourth, al-Hurr bin al-Sayyah al-Nakha'i took it from Abu Ma'bad just as his son took it from him. As for the chain that we have given on the authority of the Ka'bi narrators, it is a high ('ali) and sahih chain of these Bedouins, and we have also attained a high chain ('uluw) in the hadith of al-Hurr bin al-Sayyah.

Abu al-Abbas Muhammad bin Ya'qub narrated from Bishr bin Muhammad al-Sukkari, and he through al-Hurr bin al-Sayyah, from Sayyiduna Abu Ma'bad al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out from Makkah on the night of the emigration; then he narrated the entire long hadith, like the hadith narrated by Sulayman bin al-Hakam.

This hadith is the well-known narration of the tents of Umm Ma'bad, which has been narrated through various chains. Mukram bin Muhriz narrated the entire long hadith from his forefathers, similar to the hadith of Umm Ma'bad. Abu Bakr al-Qati'i says: When I was seven years old, my father, during Hajj, had me hear this hadith from Mukram bin Muhriz.