“Ibn ‘Abbas said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were among the Muhajirin (emigrants), because they forsook (hajaru) the idolators, and some of the Ansar were Muhajirun because Al-Madinah was a land of shirk, and they came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Night of Al-‘Aqabah.”‘
“O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an action that I may do and persist in it.” The Messenger of Allah said to him: “You should emigrate, for there is nothing like it.”
“I came to the Messenger of Allah with my father on the day of the Conquest (of Makkah) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, accept my father’s pledge to emigrate.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘I will accept his pledge for Jihad, for the emigration (Hijrah) has ceased.”‘
“A man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Which emigration (Hijrah) is best?’ He said: ‘To leave what your Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, dislikes.’ He said: ‘There are two kinds of emigration, the emigration of the town dweller and the emigration of the Bedouin. As for the Bedouin, when he is called (to fight in […]
“I have come pledging to emigrate (Hijrah), and I have left my parents weeping.” He said: “Go back to them, and make them smile as you made them weep.”
a Bedouin asked the Messenger of Allah about emigration (Hijrah). He said: “Woe to you, emigration is very important. Do you have any camels?” He said: “Yes. He said: “Do you pay Sadaqah on them?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “Do righteous deeds no matter how far away you are from the Muslims, for Allah, […]
“I said to Salamah bin Al-Akwa’: ‘What pledge did you make to the Prophet on the Day of Al-Hudaibiyyah?’ He said: ‘For death.”‘
“I came to the Messenger of Allah with my father Umayyah on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, accept my father’s pledge for emigration (Al-Hijrah).’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘I will accept his pledge to fight in Jihad, for the emigration (Al-Hijrah) has ceased.”‘
“While there was a group of his companions around him, the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Pledge to me, that you will not associate anything with Allah, nor steal, nor commit unlawful sexual relations, nor kill your children; you will not utter slander, fabricating from between your hands and feet, and you will not disobey me […]
“Why don’t you pledge to me upon that which the women have pledged: That you will not associate anything with Allah, that you will not steal, that you will not have unlawful sexual relations, that you will not utter slander, fabricating from between your hands and feet, and that you will not disobey me in […]