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Narrated Asma:
That she conceived ‘Abdullah bin Az-Zubair. She added, “I migrated to Medina while I was at full
term of pregnancy and alighted at Quba where I gave birth to him. Then I brought him to the
Prophet and put him in his lap. The Prophet asked for a date, chewed it, and put some of its juice in
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the child’s mouth. So, the first thing that entered the child’s stomach was the saliva of Allah’s Apostle.
Then the Prophet rubbed the child’s palate with a date and invoked for Allah’s Blessings on him, and
he was the first child born amongst the Emigrants in the Islamic Land (i.e. Medina).
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 264:
Narrated ‘Ubaidullah bin Ad bin Khiyair:
I went to Uthman. After reciting Tashah-hud, he said,. “Then after no doubt, Allah sent
Muhammad with the Truth, and I was amongst those who responded to the Call of Allah and His
Prophet and believed in the message of Muhammad. Then took part in the two migrations. I became
the son-in-law of Allah’s Apostle and gave the pledge of allegiance to him By Allah, I never dis –
obeyed him, nor did I deceive him till Allah took him unto Him.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 249:
Narrated Aisha:
The first child who was born in the Islamic Land (i.e. Medina) amongst the Emigrants, was ‘Abdul –
lah bin Az-Zubair. They brought him to the Prophet. The Prophet took a date, and after chewing it,
put its juice in his mouth. So the first thing that went into the child’s stomach, was the saliva of the
Prophet
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 250:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle arrived at Medina with Abu Bakr, riding behind him on the same camel. Abu Bakr
was an elderly man known to the people, while Allah’s Apostle was a youth that was unknown. Thus,
if a man met Abu Bakr, he would day, “O Abu Bakr! Who is this man in front of you?” Abu Bakr
would say, “This man shows me the Way,” One would think that Abu Bakr meant the road, while in
fact, Abu Bakr meant the way of virtue and good. Then Abu Bakr looked behind and saw a horse-
rider persuing them. He said, “O Allah’s Apostle! This is a horse-rider persuing us.” The Prophet
looked behind and said, “O Allah! Cause him to fall down.” So the horse threw him down and got up
neighing. After that the rider, Suraqa said, “O Allah’s Prophet! Order me whatever you want.” The
Prophet said, “Stay where you are and do not allow anybody to reach us.” So, in the first part of the
day Suraqa was an enemy of Allah’s Prophet and in the last part of it, he was a protector. Then Allah’s
Apostle alighted by the side of the Al-Harra and sent a message to the Ansar, and they came to Al –
lah’s Prophet and Abu Bakr, and having greeted them, they said, “Ride (your she-camels) safe and
obeyed.” Allah’s Apostle and Abu Bakr rode and the Ansar, carrying their arms, surrounded them.
The news that Allah’s Prophet had come circulated in Medina. The people came out and were eagerly
looking and saying “Allah’s Prophet has come! Allah’s Prophet has come! So the Prophet went on till
he alighted near the house of Abu Aiyub. While the Prophet was speaking with the family members
of Abu Aiyub, ‘Abdullah bin Salam heard the news of his arrival while he himself was picking the
dates for his family from his family garden. He hurried to the Prophet carrying the dates which he
had collected for his family from the garden. He listened to Allah’s Prophet and then went home.
Then Allah’s Prophet said, “Which is the nearest of the houses of our Kith and kin?” Abu Aiyub
replied, “Mine, O Allah’s Prophet! This is my house and this is my gate.” The Prophet said, “Go and
prepare a place for our midday rest.” Abu Aiyub said, “Get up (both of you) with Allah’s Blessings.” So
when Allah’s Prophet went into the house, ‘Abdullah bin Salaim came and said “I testify that you (i.e.
Muhammad) are Apostle of Allah and that you have come with the Truth. The Jews know well that I
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am their chief and the son of their chief and the most learned amongst them and the son of the most
learned amongst them. So send for them (i.e. Jews) and ask them about me before they know that I
have embraced Islam, for if they know that they will say about me things which are not correct.” So
Allah’s Apostle sent for them, and they came and entered. Allah’s Apostle said to them, “O (the group
of) Jews! Woe to you: be afraid of Allah. By Allah except Whom none has the right to be worshipped,
you people know for certain, that I am Apostle of Allah and that I have come to you with the Truth,
so embrace Islam.” The Jews replied, “We do not know this.” So they said this to the Prophet and he
repeated it thrice. Then he said, “What sort of a man is ‘Abdullah bin Salam amongst you?” They said,
“He is our chief and the son of our chief and the most learned man, and the son of the most learned
amongst us.” He said, “What would you think if he should embrace Islam?” They said, “Allah forbid!
He can not embrace Islam.” He said, ” What would you think if he should embrace Islam?” They said,
“Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam.” He said, “What would you think if he should embrace Is –
lam?” They said, “Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam.” He said, “O Ibn Salaim! Come out to them.”
He came out and said, “O (the group of) Jews! 8e afraid of Allah except Whom none has the right to
be worshipped. You know for certain that he is Apostle of Allah and that he has brought a True Reli –
gion!’ They said, “You tell a lie.” On that Allah’s Apostle turned them out.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 251:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
Umar bin Al-Khattab fixed a grant of 4000 (Dirhams) for every Early Emigrant (i.e. Muhajir) and
fixed a grant of 3500 (Dirhams) only for Ibn ‘Umar. Somebody said to ‘Umar, “Ibn ‘Umar is also one
of the Early Emigrants; why do you give him less than four-thousand?” ‘Umar replied, “His parents
took him with them when they migrated, so he was not like the one who had migrated by himself.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 252:
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with Allah’s Apostle (See Hadith No. 253 below).
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 253:
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with Allah’s Apostle seeking Allah’s Countenance, so our rewards became due and
sure with Allah. Some of us passed away without eating anything of their rewards in this world. One
of these was Mus’ab bin ‘Umar who was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud. We did not find
anything to shroud his body with except a striped cloak. When we covered his head with it, his feet
remained uncovered, and when we covered his feet with it, his head remained uncovered. So Allah’s
Apostle ordered us to cover his head with it and put some Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over his feet.
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And there are some amongst us whose fruits have ripened and they are collecting them (i.e. they
have received their rewards in this world).
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 254:
Narrated Abu Burda Bin Abi Musa Al-Ashari:
‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said to me, “Do you know what my father said to your father once?” I said,
“No.” He said, “My father said to your father, ‘O Abu Musa, will it please you that we will be rewarded
for our conversion to Islam with Allah’s Apostle and our migration with him, and our Jihad with him
and all our good deeds which we did, with him, and that all the deeds we did after his death will be
disregarded whether good or bad?’ Your father (i.e. Abu Musa) said, ‘No, by Allah, we took part in Ji –
had after Allah’s Apostle , prayed and did plenty of good deeds, and many people have embraced Is –
lam at our hands, and no doubt, we expect rewards from Allah for these good deeds.’ On that my
father (i.e. ‘Umar) said, ‘As for myself, By Him in Whose Hand ‘Umar’s soul is, I wish that the deeds
done by us at the time of the Prophet remain rewardable while whatsoever we did after the death of
the Prophet be enough to save us from Punishment in that the good deeds compensate for the bad
ones.’ ” On that I said (to Ibn ‘Umar), “By Allah, your father was better than my father!”