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!”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 255:
Narrated Abu ‘Uthman:
I heard that Ibn ‘Umar used to become angry if someone mentioned that he had migrated before
his father (‘Umar), and he used to say, ” ‘Umar and I came to Allah’s Apostle and found him having
his midday rest, so we returned home. Then ‘Umar sent me again (to the Prophet ) and said, ‘Go and
see whether he is awake.’ I went to him and entered his place and gave him the pledge of allegiance.
Then I went back to ‘Umar and informed him that the Prophet was awake. So we both went, running
slowly, and when ‘Umar entered his place, he gave him the pledge of allegiance and thereafter I too
gave him the pledge of allegiance,”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 256:
Narrated Al-Bara:
Abu Bakr bought a (camel’s) saddle from ‘Azib, and I carried it for him. ‘Azib (i.e. my father) asked
Abu Bakr regarding the journey of the migration of Allah’s Apostle. Abu Bakr said, “Close observers
were appointed by our enemies to watch us. So we went out at night and travelled throughout the
night and the following day till it was noon, then we perceived a rock and went towards it, and there
was some shade under it. I spread a cloak I had with me for Allah’s Apostle and then the Prophet
layed on it. I went out to guard him and all of a sudden I saw a shepherd coming with his sheep
looking for the same, the shade of the rock as we did, I asked him, ‘O boy, to whom do you belong?’
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He replied, ‘I belong to so-and-so.’ I asked him, ‘Is there some milk in your sheep?’ He replied in the
affirmative. I asked him, ‘Will you milk?’ He replied in the affirmative. Then he got hold of one of his
sheep. I said to him, ‘Remove the dust from its udder.’ Then he milked a little milk. I had a water-skin
with me which was tied with a piece of cloth. I had prepared the water-skin for Allah’s Apostle . So I
poured some water over the milk (container) till its bottom became cold. Then I brought the milk to
the Prophet and said, ‘Drink, O Allah’s Apostle.’ Allah’s Apostle drank till I became pleased. Then we
departed and the pursuers were following us.” Al-Bara added: I then went with Abu Bakr into his
home (carrying that saddle) and there I saw his daughter ‘Aisha Lying in a bed because of heavy
fever and I saw her father Abu Bakr kissing her cheek and saying, “How are you, little daughter?”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 257:
Narrated Anas:
(the servant of the Prophet) When the Prophet arrived (at Medina), there was not a single com –
panion of the Prophet who had grey and black hair except Abu Bakr, and he dyed his hair with
Henna’ and Katam (i.e. plants used for dying hair). Through another group of narrators, Anas bin
Malik said,. “When the Prophet arrived at Medina, the eldest amongst his companions was Abu Bakr.
He dyed his hair with Hinna and Katam till it became of dark red color.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 258:
Narrate Aisha:
Abu Bakr married a woman from the tribe of Bani Kalb, called Um Bakr. When Abu Bakr migrated
to Medina, he divorced her and she was married by her cousin, the poet who said the following
poem lamenting the infidels of Quraish:
“What is there kept in the well, The well of Badr, (The owners of) the trays of Roasted camel
humps? What is there kept in the well, The well of Badr, (The owners of) lady singers And friends of
the honorable companions; who used to drink (wine) together, Um Bakr greets us With the greeting
of peace, But can I find peace After my people have gone? The Apostle tells us that We shall live
again, But what sort of life will owls and skulls live?: