In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography.
Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-Azimi.
May Allah preserve him.
Permission to migrate to Medina.
The Mother of the Believers, 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:
When the seventy [delegates] departed from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
his heart was at ease, peace be upon him.
Allah had granted him protection and a people who were warriors, well-equipped, and supportive.
Meanwhile, the polytheists intensified their persecution of the Muslims
upon learning of their departure to Medina.
They tightened their grip on his Companions,
and subjected them to unprecedented levels of abuse and insults.
The Companions of the Messenger of Allah complained of this,
and sought his permission to migrate.
Ibn Ishaq said:
When this clan of the Ansar pledged their allegiance to him in Islam,
and promised support for him, his followers, and the early Muslims,
the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded
his Companions among the Muhajirun from his own people,
and the Muslims who were with him in Mecca,
to depart for Medina and migrate there,
and to join their brothers among the Ansar.
Imam al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih
from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to the Muslims:
"I have been shown the place of your migration: a land of palm trees between two lava fields."
These are the two rocky tracts.
The two Sheikhs [al-Bukhari and Muslim] narrated in their Sahih collections
from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
"I saw in a dream
that I was migrating from Mecca to a land with palm trees."
My mind initially turned to al-Yamamah or Hajar,
but it turned out to be Medina, Yathrib.
The meaning of "my mind turned to"
is my assumption and belief.
Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded
all the Muslims to migrate to Medina
and join their brothers among the Ansar.
He said to them: "Allah, the Almighty,
has provided you with brothers and a home
where you will be secure."
So they departed in groups, in secret.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, remained
in Mecca,
waiting for his Lord to grant him permission
to depart from Mecca
and migrate to Medina.
The migration of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, continued.
Imam al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih
from al-Bara' bin 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
"The first of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to reach us
were Mus'ab bin 'Umayr and Ibn Umm Maktum.
They began teaching us the Qur'an.
Then came 'Ammar, Bilal, and Sa'd.
Then came 'Umar bin al-Khattab with twenty others,"
meaning twenty of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
Ibn Ishaq narrated in the Prophetic biography with a sound chain of narration
from 'Umar bin al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
"When we intended to migrate to Medina, I made an appointment,"
meaning I made an appointment with 'Ayyash bin Abi Rabi'ah
and Hisham bin al-'As bin Wa'il al-Sahmi,
at al-Tanadub, by the watering hole of Banu Ghifar above Saraf.
An "ada'ah" is a pool of water collected from a flood or otherwise.
"We said: 'Whoever of us does not arrive there by morning has been detained,
so the other two should proceed.' He said:
'I and 'Ayyash bin Abi Rabi'ah arrived by morning
at al-Tanadub, but Hisham was detained from us,
and he was put to trial, so he succumbed.'"
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, seeks permission
to migrate. Ibn Ishaq said:
Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him,
would often ask the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for permission
to migrate, and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would say to him:
"Do not be hasty; perhaps Allah will provide you with a companion."
Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, hoped
that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
would be that companion.
Imam al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih
from the Mother of the Believers, 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,
who said: "Those who migrated
to Medina did so,
and most of those who had migrated
to the land of Abyssinia returned to Medina.
Abu Bakr also prepared to leave for Medina,
but the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him:
'Wait,
for I hope that permission will be granted to me.'
Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
'Do you hope for that? May my father be sacrificed for you!'
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
'Yes.'
So Abu Bakr restrained himself for the sake of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
to accompany him,
and he fed two she-camels he had with acacia leaves,
which is the 'khabt' [fodder],
for four months."
A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography.
The longing of the worlds for one another has grown,
for the longing toward you has no fathomable end.
May Allah send blessings upon you whenever the call to prayer is raised,
and whenever lips move with the remainder of the remembrance.