English translation
[7521] 75 - (2009) Al-Barâ' bin 'Azīb said: "Abū Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq came to my father in his house, and bought a saddle from him. He said to 'Azīb: 'Send your son with me to carry it with me to my house.' My father said to me: 'Carry it,' so I carried it, and my father came out with him to get its price. My father said to him: 'O Abū Bakr, tell me what happened on the night when you set out on the journey (of Al-Hijrah from Makkah to Yathrib, Al-Madinah) with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.'"
"He said: 'Yes. We traveled all night, until it was noon. The road was empty and no one passed by, until we came to a big rock that cast a shadow, and the sun had not come to it yet. We stopped there, and I came to the rock and smoothed the sand with my hands so that the Prophet ﷺ could sleep in its shade. Then I spread out a blanket and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, go to sleep and I will keep watch around you." He went to sleep and I went out to keep watch around him, and I saw a shepherd bringing his flock to the rock, wanting the same as we did. I met him and said: "To whom do you belong, O boy?" He said: "To a man from Al-Madinah." I said: "Is
there any milk in your sheep?" He said: "Yes." I said: "Will you milk it for me?" He said: "Yes." He took a sheep, and I said to him: "Clean the udder of hair and dust and dirt." – He (the narrator) said: "I saw Al-Barâ striking one hand against the other, to demonstrate." – 'He milked it for me into a wooden cup, one squirt of milk. I had a bucket with which I would bring water to the Prophet ﷺ to drink and perform Wudû'. I came to the Prophet ﷺ and I did not like to wake him up from his sleep. But when I got there, he was already awake, and I poured some water onto the milk to cool it, and I said: "O Messenger of Allâh, drink some of this milk." He drank until I was pleased, then he said: "Isn't it time to move on now?" I said: "Yes." So we moved on after the sun had passed its zenith. We were being followed by Surâqah bin Mâlik and we were on solid level ground. I said: "O Messenger of Allâh, someone is coming to us." He said: "Do not worry, Allâh is with us." The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ prayed against him, and his horse sank up to its belly in the earth. He said: "I know that you have prayed against me. Pray for me, and by Allâh I promise that I will divert those who come after you." So he (ﷺ) prayed to Allâh and he was saved, and he went back, and he did not meet anyone but he said: "I have checked this
area for you.” He did not meet anyone but he turned him back, and he fulfilled his promise to us.”
Arabic text
75 - (2009) حَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ، يَقُولُ: جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ إِلَى أَبِي فِي مَنْزِلِهِ، فَاشْتَرَى مِنْهُ رَحْلًا، فَقَالَ لِعَازِبٍ: ابْعَثْ مَعِيَ ابْنَكَ يَحْمِلْهُ مَعِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِي، فَقَالَ لِي أَبِي: احْمِلْهُ، فَحَمَلْتُهُ، وَخَرَجَ أَبِي مَعَهُ يَنْتَقِدُ ثَمَنَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ حَدِّثْنِي كَيْفَ صَنَعْتُمَا لَيْلَةَ سَرَيْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، أَسْرَيْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا كُلَّهَا، حَتَّى قَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ، وَخَلَا الطَّرِيقُ فَلَا يَمُرُّ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ، حَتَّى رُفِعَتْ لَنَا صَخْرَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ لَهَا ظِلٌّ، لَمْ تَأْتِ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ بَعْدُ، فَنَزَلْنَا عِنْدَهَا، فَأَتَيْتُ الصَّخْرَةَ فَسَوَّيْتُ بِيَدِي مَكَانًا، يَنَامُ فِيهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ظِلِّهَا، ثُمَّ بَسَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرْوَةً، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: نَمْ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَنَا أَنْفُضُ لَكَ مَا حَوْلَكَ، فَنَامَ وَخَرَجْتُ أَنْفُضُ مَا حَوْلَهُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَاعِي غَنَمٍ مُقْبِلٍ بِغَنَمِهِ إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ، يُرِيدُ مِنْهَا الَّذِي أَرَدْنَا، فَلَقِيتُهُ فَقُلْتُ: لِمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ يَا غُلَامُ فَقَالَ: لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ، قُلْتُ: أَفِي غَنَمِكَ لَبَنٌ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: أَفَتَحْلُبُ لِي؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَأَخَذَ شَاةً، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: انْفُضْ الضَّرْعَ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ وَالتُّرَابِ وَالْقَذَى - قَالَ: فَرَأَيْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى يَنْفُضُ - فَحَلَبَ لِي، فِي قَعْبٍ مَعَهُ، كُثْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ، قَالَ: وَمَعِي إِدَاوَةٌ أَرْتَوِي فِيهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لِيَشْرَبَ مِنْهَا وَيَتَوَضَّأَ، قَالَ: فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ، فَوَافَقْتُهُ اسْتَيْقَظَ، فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَى اللَّبَنِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اشْرَبْ مِنْ هَذَا اللَّبَنِ، قَالَ: فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَضِيتُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلرَّحِيلِ؟» قُلْتُ: بَلَى، قَالَ: فَارْتَحَلْنَا بَعْدَمَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ، وَاتَّبَعَنَا سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: وَنَحْنُ فِي جَلَدٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُتِينَا، فَقَالَ: «لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَنَا» فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَارْتَطَمَتْ فَرَسُهُ إِلَى بَطْنِهَا، أُرَى فَقَالَ: إِنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكُمَا قَدْ دَعَوْتُمَا عَلَيَّ، فَادْعُوَا لِي، فَاللهُ لَكُمَا أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَنْكُمَا الطَّلَبَ فَدَعَا اللهَ، فَنَجَا، فَرَجَعَ لَا يَلْقَى أَحَدًا إِلَّا قَالَ: قَدْ كَفَيْتُكُمْ مَا هَاهُنَا، فَلَا يَلْقَى أَحَدًا إِلَّا رَدَّهُ، قَالَ: وَوَفَى لَنَا،
