عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ اشْتَكَى أَصْحَابُهُ وَاشْتَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالٌ فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْ عَائِشَةُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي عِيَادَتِهِمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ كَيْفَ تَجِدُكَ فَقَالَ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مُصَبَّحٌ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَالْمَوْتُ أَدْنَى مِنْ شِرَاكِ نَعْلِهِ وَسَأَلَتْ عَامِرًا فَقَالَ إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ الْمَوْتَ قَبْلَ ذَوْقِهِ إِنَّ الْجَبَانَ حَتْفُهُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ وَسَأَلَتْ بِلَالًا فَقَالَ يَا لَيْتَ شِعْرِي هَلْ أَبِيتَنَّ لَيْلَةً بِفَجٍّ وَحَوْلِي إِذْخِرٌ وَجَلِيلُ فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ بِقَوْلِهِمْ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ كَمَا حَبَّبْتَ إِلَيْنَا مَكَّةَ أَوْ أَشَدَّ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِهَا وَفِي مُدِّهَا وَانْقُلْ وَبَاءَهَا إِلَى مَهْيَعَةَ وَهِيَ الْجُحْفَةُ كَمَا زَعَمُوا
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, some of the noble companions, including Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq, his servant Sayyiduna Amir bin Fuhairah, and Sayyiduna Bilal, fell ill. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) sought permission from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to visit them for inquiry, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) granted her permission to go. When she asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), "How are you?" he expressed his distress by reciting this verse: "Every person is wished good morning among his family, while death is closer to him than the strap of his sandal." Then, when she inquired about the condition of Sayyiduna Amir bin Fuhairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: "I have already encountered death before its arrival; death always hovers over the head of a cowardly man." When the lady asked Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) about his condition, he said: "Would that I knew if I could spend even one night in the valley of Fajj (which is a valley in Makkah), where around me would be Idhkhir grass and Jalil grass." After visiting, when Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him about what these gentlemen had said, he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his gaze towards the sky and said: "O Allah! Bless for us the Sa’ and Mudd of Madinah Munawwarah, and transfer its epidemic to Mahya’ah, that is, to Hajfah."