English translation
4230. Narrated Abū Mūsā رضي الله عنه: The news of the emigration of the Prophet ﷺ (from Makkah to Al-Madīna) reached us while we were in Yemen. So we set out as Muhajirīn (emigrants) towards him. We were (three) I and my two brothers. I was the youngest of them, and one of the two was
Abū Burda, and the other, Abū Ruhm, and our total number was either 53 or 52 men from my people. We got on board a boat and our boat took us to Najāshī (Negus) in Ethiopia. There we met Ja'far bin Abī Ṭālib and stayed with him. Then we all came (to Al-Madīna) and met the Prophet ﷺ at the time of the conquest of Khaibar. Some of the people used to say to us, namely the people of the boat, "We have emigrated before you." Asmā' bint 'Umais who was one of those who had come with us, came as a visitor to Ḥafṣa, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ. She had emigrated along with those other Muslims who emigrated to Najāshī. 'Umar came to Ḥafṣa while Asmā' bint 'Umais was with her. 'Umar, on seeing Asmā', said, "Who is this?" She said, "Asmā' bint 'Umais." 'Umar said, "Is she the Ethiopian? Is she the seafaring lady?" Asmā' replied, "Yes." 'Umar said, "We have emigrated before you (people of the boat), so we have got more right than you over Allāh's Messenger ﷺ." On that Asmā' became angry and said, "No, by Allāh, while you were with Allāh's Messenger ﷺ who was feeding the hungry ones amongst you, and advising the ignorant ones amongst you, we were in the far-off hated land of Ethiopia, and all that was for the sake of Allāh and (then) His Messenger ﷺ. By Allāh, I will neither eat any food nor drink anything till I inform Allāh's Messenger ﷺ of all that you have said. There we were harmed and frightened. I will mention this to the Prophet ﷺ and will ask him (about it). By Allāh I will not tell a lie or curtail your saying or add something to it."
Arabic text
4230 - حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ العَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: بَلَغَنَا مَخْرَجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ بِاليَمَنِ، فَخَرَجْنَا مُهَاجِرِينَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَا وَأَخَوَانِ لِي أَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ، أَحَدُهُمَا أَبُو بُرْدَةَ، وَالآخَرُ أَبُو رُهْمٍ، إِمَّا قَالَ: بِضْعٌ، وَإِمَّا قَالَ: فِي ثَلاَثَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ، أَوِ اثْنَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ قَوْمِي، فَرَكِبْنَا سَفِينَةً، فَأَلْقَتْنَا سَفِينَتُنَا إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ بِالحَبَشَةِ، فَوَافَقْنَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَأَقَمْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا جَمِيعًا، فَوَافَقْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ خَيْبَرَ، وَكَانَ أُنَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَقُولُونَ لَنَا، يَعْنِي لِأَهْلِ السَّفِينَةِ: سَبَقْنَاكُمْ بِالهِجْرَةِ، وَدَخَلَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ، وَهِيَ مِمَّنْ قَدِمَ مَعَنَا، عَلَى حَفْصَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَائِرَةً، وَقَدْ كَانَتْ هَاجَرَتْ إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فِيمَنْ هَاجَرَ، فَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ، وَأَسْمَاءُ عِنْدَهَا، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ حِينَ رَأَى أَسْمَاءَ: مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالَتْ: أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ، قَالَ عُمَرُ: الحَبَشِيَّةُ هَذِهِ البَحْرِيَّةُ هَذِهِ؟ قَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: سَبَقْنَاكُمْ بِالهِجْرَةِ، فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْكُمْ، فَغَضِبَتْ وَقَالَتْ: كَلَّا وَاللَّهِ، كُنْتُمْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُطْعِمُ جَائِعَكُمْ، وَيَعِظُ جَاهِلَكُمْ، وَكُنَّا فِي دَارِ - أَوْ فِي أَرْضِ - البُعَدَاءِ البُغَضَاءِ بِالحَبَشَةِ، وَذَلِكَ فِي اللَّهِ وَفِي رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لاَ أَطْعَمُ طَعَامًا وَلاَ أَشْرَبُ شَرَابًا، حَتَّى أَذْكُرَ مَا قُلْتَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَنَحْنُ كُنَّا نُؤْذَى وَنُخَافُ، وَسَأَذْكُرُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ، وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَكْذِبُ وَلاَ أَزِيغُ، وَلاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ،
