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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب المغازي
Book of Military Campaigns
ما قالوا: في مهاجر النبي ﷺ وأبي بكر وقدوم من قدم
Reports on the emigration of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and the arrival of those who came
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39386 — Reports on the emigration
٣٩٣٨٦ - حدثنا عفان قال: حدثنا حماد بن سلمة قال: أخبرنا ثابت عن أنس أن أبا بكر كان رديف النبي ﷺ من مكة إلى المدينة، وكان أبو بكر يختلف إلى الشام، فكان يعرف وكان النبي ﵊ لا يعرف، فكانوا يقولون: يا أبا بكر من هذا الغلام بيهت يديك؟ قال: (هاد) (١) يهديني السبيل، قال: فلما دنوا من المدينة نزلا الحرة و (بعثا) (٢) إلى الأنصار فجاؤوا، قال: فشهدته يوم دخل المدينة فما رأيت يوما كان أحسن ولا أضوأ من يوم دخل علينا فيه، وشهدت يوم مات فما رأيت يوما كان أقبح ولا أظلم من يوم مات فيه ﷺ (٣).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) rode behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Makkah to Madinah. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr used to travel back and forth to Syria, so he was recognised, whereas the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not recognised. So people would ask: O Abu Bakr, who is this young man in front of you? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr would say: He is a guide who shows me the way. The narrator said: When the two of them drew near Madinah, they stopped at al-Harrah. Someone was sent to the Ansar, and they came. Sayyiduna Anas said: I saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Madinah, and I never saw a day more beautiful or brighter than the day he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us. And I was also present on the day he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, and I never saw a day uglier or darker than the day on which he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away.
