Chapter 12: The Hijrahالهجرة
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The unseen help of Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) (the Hijrah), added by this site
From the book · p. 22
The book’s text
ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) left the cave of Thaur with Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him), A’ bin Fuhayrah رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abdullah bin Urayqit. At the same time Suraaqah bin Maalik was sent by the Quraish in search of Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). As he approached Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), his horse slipped and he fell off. He then climbed back on to his horse and followed Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadhrat Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) turned around and looked at him but Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pay any attention to him. When Suraaqah came very close, the legs of his horse sunk into the ground up to its knees and Suraaqah fell off for the second time. He tried to pull out the horse’s legs but was unable to do so. Having found himself in this predicament, he was forced to ask Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) for protection and Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him safety.
Through the (blessings) of Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), his horse was freed. When the horse’s legs came out of the ground, smoke began to rise from that spot. When Suraaqah saw this, he took a warning from it. With extreme humility he presented some of his provisions to Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) which Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) did not accept. He only requested Suraaqah not tell anyone of his whereabouts. Suraaqah fulfilled this promise and only after a few days narrated this incident to Abu Jahl and advised him not to oppose Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him).