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Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) always diligently protected the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) and loved the Holy Prophet (sa) more than he loved his own life. Due to the continued persecution by the nonbelievers of Makkah, he sought the Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (sa) permission to migrate. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) replied, ‘Wait a little longer, maybe Allah will provide you with a companion’. This was an expression of love. Only a few days later, when the non-believers of Makkah conspired to murder the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa), Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) got the permission he had sought. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) went to his house and told him of God’s permission for migrating. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) was ready and said,
الصُّحِبَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللّهِ
‘O Messenger of God take me with you’. His daughter Asma (ra) says that he had spent most of his money in the way of Allah, a little amount which he had saved he took with him.
The faithfulness and devotion which Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) showed during this blessed journey of migration is unparalleled in the history of mankind. He had two she-camels specially prepared for the journey of migration. One of these she-camels he presented to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) without charge, but the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) accepted it after paying for it. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) took five thousand dirhams for expenses with him. The good fortune of his being with the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) is recorded forever in the Qur’an.
It says,
[1] ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا
‘While he was one of the two when he said to his companion, grieve not, for Allah is with us.’
During the journey of migration, this faithful soldier rushed to the front, back, left and right of his master to protect him and took him to Yathrib [Madinah] safely.
During this journey, when a non-believer, Suraqah, came near them, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) was in tears. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) asked the cause of his grief. He replied, ‘I have no fear for my own life, I am afraid lest any harm touches you.’
ENDNOTES
1. The Holy Qur’an, 9:40.
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Muhammad (sa) – The Perfect Man (Qadian, India: Nazarat Isha’at, 2015), 289-291.
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