English translation
3652. Narrated Al-Barā': Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه bought a (camel) saddle from 'Āzib for thirteen Dirham. Abū Bakr said to 'Āzib, "Tell Al-Barā' to carry the saddle for me." 'Āzib said, "No, unless you relate to me what happened to you and Allāh's Messenger ﷺ when you left Makkah while Al-Mushrikūn were in search of you." Abū Bakr said, "We left Makkah and we travelled continuously for that night and the following day till it was midday. I looked (around) searching for shade to take as shelter, and suddenly I came across a rock, and found a little shade there. So I cleaned the place and spread a bed for the Prophet ﷺ in the shade and said to him, 'Lie down, O Allāh's Messenger.' So the Prophet ﷺ lay down and I went out, looking around to see if there was any person pursuing us. Suddenly I saw a shepherd driving his sheep towards the rock, seeking what we had already sought from it. I asked him, 'To whom do you belong, O boy?' He said, 'I belong to a man from Quraish.' He named the man and I recognized him. I asked him, 'Is there any milk with your sheep?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Will you then milk (some) for us?' He said, 'Yes.' Then I asked him to tie the legs of one of the ewe and clean its udder, and then ordered him to clean his hands from dust. Then the shepherd cleaned his hands by striking his hands against one another. After doing so, he milked a small amount of milk. I used to
keep for Allāh's Messenger ﷺ a leather water-container, the mouth of which was covered with a piece of cloth. I poured water on the milk container till its lower part was cold. Then I took the milk to the Prophet ﷺ, whom I found awake. I said to him, 'Drink, O Allāh's Messenger.' So he drank till I became pleased. Then I said, 'It is time for us to move, O Allāh's Messenger!' He said, 'Yes.' So we set out while the people (i.e., Quraish Mushrikūn) were searching for us, but none found us except Surāqa bin Mālik bin Ju'shum who was riding his horse. I said, 'These are our pursuers who have found us, O Allāh's Messenger!' He said, 'Do not be sad (or afraid), surely, Allāh is with us.'"
[See Vol. 4, Hadīth No.3615].
Arabic text
3652 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ البَرَاءِ، قَالَ: اشْتَرَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مِنْ عَازِبٍ رَحْلًا بِثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَازِبٍ: مُرِ البَرَاءَ فَلْيَحْمِلْ إِلَيَّ رَحْلِي، فَقَالَ عَازِبٌ: لاَ، حَتَّى تُحَدِّثَنَا: كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ أَنْتَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ خَرَجْتُمَا مِنْ مَكَّةَ، وَالمُشْرِكُونَ يَطْلُبُونَكُمْ؟ قَالَ: ارْتَحَلْنَا مِنْ مَكَّةَ، فَأَحْيَيْنَا، أَوْ: سَرَيْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا وَيَوْمَنَا حَتَّى أَظْهَرْنَا وَقَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ، فَرَمَيْتُ بِبَصَرِي هَلْ أَرَى مِنْ ظِلٍّ فَآوِيَ إِلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا صَخْرَةٌ أَتَيْتُهَا فَنَظَرْتُ بَقِيَّةَ ظِلٍّ لَهَا فَسَوَّيْتُهُ، ثُمَّ فَرَشْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهِ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ: اضْطَجِعْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، فَاضْطَجَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ أَنْظُرُ مَا حَوْلِي هَلْ أَرَى مِنَ الطَّلَبِ أَحَدًا، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَاعِي غَنَمٍ يَسُوقُ غَنَمَهُ إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ يُرِيدُ مِنْهَا الَّذِي أَرَدْنَا، فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلاَمُ، قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، سَمَّاهُ فَعَرَفْتُهُ، فَقُلْتُ: هَلْ فِي غَنَمِكَ مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: فَهَلْ أَنْتَ حَالِبٌ لَنَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَأَمَرْتُهُ فَاعْتَقَلَ شَاةً مِنْ غَنَمِهِ، ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يَنْفُضَ ضَرْعَهَا مِنَ الغُبَارِ، ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يَنْفُضَ كَفَّيْهِ، فَقَالَ: هَكَذَا، ضَرَبَ إِحْدَى كَفَّيْهِ بِالأُخْرَى، فَحَلَبَ لِي كُثْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ، وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِدَاوَةً عَلَى فَمِهَا خِرْقَةٌ، فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَى اللَّبَنِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَافَقْتُهُ قَدِ اسْتَيْقَظَ، فَقُلْتُ: اشْرَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَضِيتُ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: قَدْ آنَ الرَّحِيلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «بَلَى». فَارْتَحَلْنَا وَالقَوْمُ يَطْلُبُونَنَا، فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ غَيْرُ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ: «لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا»
