عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَسْعَى فِي الْغِلْمَانِ يَقُولُونَ جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَأَسْعَى فَلَا أَرَى شَيْئًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَأَسْعَى فَلَا أَرَى شَيْئًا قَالَ حَتَّى جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَاحِبُهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَكُنَّا فِي بَعْضِ حِرَارِ الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لِيُؤَذِّنَ بِهِمَا الْأَنْصَارَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمَا زُهَاءَ خَمْسِمِائَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا إِلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ انْطَلِقَا آمِنَيْنِ مُطَاعَيْنِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَاحِبُهُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ فَخَرَجَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْعَوَاتِقَ لَفَوْقَ الْبُيُوتِ يَتَرَاءَيْنَهُ يَقُلْنَ أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ قَالَ رَأَيْنَا مَنْظَرًا مُشْبِهًا بِهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَوْمَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَوْمَ قُبِضَ فَلَمْ أَرَ يَوْمَيْنِ مُشْبِهًا بِهِمَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I would run among the children and we would be saying: Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has come, so I would run, but no one would be seen. Then when I would hear the children saying: Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has come, I would run, but nothing would be seen. Eventually, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companion, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), arrived. At that time, we were in some of the harrahs of Madinah. Then a man sent us to inform the Ansar of the arrival of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). So about five hundred Ansar came and reached these two personalities and said: Both of you proceed forward in peace and security. Thus, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companion both headed towards Madinah Munawwarah. The people of Madinah came out from there, until even the virgin girls climbed onto the rooftops of the houses and began to say: Which one among them is Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? Which one among them is Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? On that day, we saw such a scene that (in joy and happiness) cannot be compared to anything else. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the day when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived, and I also saw the day when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away. So on that day too, I saw such a scene that (in grief and sorrow) cannot be compared to anything else.