Sahaba - The Blessed

years old. Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ said, “If I had a thousand lives
in my body, I would sacrifice all of them for the sake of following
you,” and presently took the Prophet’s place in his bed. On the
night between the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh days of the
blessed month of Safer, a night between Wednesday and
Thursday, Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ went out of
his house, recited the initial twelve âyat-i-kerîmas of Yasîn sûra,
breathed them on the unbelievers standing along the street,
walked quickly past them, and went to a place. At noon time he
honoured Hadrat Abû Bakr Siddîq’s place. The blessed arrival
was reported to Hadrat Abû Bakr. As soon as he saw
Rasûlullah’s beautiful face, which appeared at the door like the
rising of a full moon, he exclaimed with joyous surprise, “Please
do come in, o Messenger of Allah! Let us be honoured with your
orders!” The blessed Prophet went in, honouring the place with
his presence, and stated, “I have been commanded to migrate to
Medina tonight.” Abû Bakr ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ suggested,
“Could I come along and be honoured with your service?” When
the blessed Prophet said, “You will be going, too,” Hadrat Abû
Bakr was very happy. And when the Prophet stated, “I need a
camel for the migration,” he said, “I would sacrifice all my
property, my life and my children for you. I have two camels.
Please choose one of them as a gift from me.” The Prophet’s
answer was: “I have always accepted your presents, and I shall go
on doing so. But I would like to use my own property for
tonight’s worship of migration. Sell me one of your camels!”
Presently he paid for it, and ordered Abû Bakr to send for a
certain person, namely Abdullah bin Urayqit, and hire him as
their guide. Hadrat Abû Bakr did as he was told, and the Prophet
entrusted the two camels to the newly hired guide’s care, telling
him to herd the two camels to the cave on mount Sawr three days
later (and that they would be awaiting him there). Then he said
to Abû Bakr’s son Abdullah, “Every night, come to the cave
(where we will be hiding) with intelligence on what is going on in
Mekka.” Abû Bakr Siddîq’s daughter, Asmâ, prepared them
food enough to last for three days. Because she could not find any
string to tie up the parcel, she used her own sash, which she
undid, cut into two lengthwise, and wrapped around the parcel.
So she has been known with the nickname ‘Asmâ of two sashes’
ever since. When Abû Bakr Siddîq opened the (front) door for
them to go out, the blessed Prophet warned, “Close the door. We
will use the window facing the back.” They jumped out through
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