Second journey to Shaam (Syria)

Hadhrat Khadijah رضي الله عنها (may Allah be pleased with her) was a wealthy lady from the Quraish tribe. She was a widow and traded in different places. She required a trustworthy and intelligent person to run her business. At around this time, Khadija رضي الله عنها (may Allah be pleased with her) had heard the people of Makkah refer to Muhammad ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) in excellent and praiseworthy terms. Accordingly she decided to hire Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) as this trustworthy and honourable person was ideally suited to run her business affairs. The first trip that Rasulullah ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) undertook for Hadhrat Khadija رضي الله عنها (may Allah be pleased with her) was to Syria where he was put in charge of a trading caravan. She sent her slave Maysarah to assist him.

During this journey, another Christian monk by the name of Nastoorah met Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) under a tree and bore testimony to his nubuwat (prophethood). According to him, only Ambiyaa had previously rested beneath that tree.

Maysarah who accompanied Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) on this journey narrated that whenever it was hot and the rays of the sun struck them, two angels would spread their wings and provide shade to Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him).

Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) sold the goods in quick time with a profit and returned from Syria with more goods. These goods were also sold with a good profit.