While I was at Yemen, I met two men from Yemen called Dhu Kala and Dhu `Amr, and I started
telling them about Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Dhu `Amr said to me, "If what you are saying about your friend
(i.e. the Prophet) is true, then he has died three days ago." Then both of them accompanied me to
Medina, and when we had covered some distance on the way to Medina, we saw some riders coming
from Medina. We asked them and they said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has died and Abu Bakr has been
appointed as the Caliph and the people are in a good state.' Then they said, "Tell your friend (Abu
Bakr) that we have come (to visit him), and if Allah will, we will come again." So they both returned
to Yemen. When I told Abu Bakr their statement, he said to me, "I wish you had brought them (to
me)." Afterwards I met Dhu `Amr, and he said to me, "O Jarir! You have done a favor to me and I am
going to tell you something, i.e. you, the nation of 'Arabs, will remain prosperous as long as you
choose and appoint another chief whenever a former one is dead. But if authority is obtained by the
power of the sword, then the rulers will become kings who will get angry, as kings get angry, and will
be delighted as kings get delighted."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 385
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent `Abdullah bin 'Atik and `Abdullah bin `Utba with a group of men to Abu Rafi`
(to kill him). They proceeded till they approached his castle, whereupon `Abdullah bin Atik said to
them, "Wait (here), and in the meantime I will go and see." `Abdullah said later on, "I played a trick in
order to enter the castle. By chance, they lost a donkey of theirs and came out carrying a flaming light
to search for it. I was afraid that they would recognize me, so I covered my head and legs and
pretended to answer the call to nature. The gatekeeper called, 'Whoever wants to come in, should
come in before I close the gate.' So I went in and hid myself in a stall of a donkey near the gate of the
castle. They took their supper with Abu Rafi` and had a chat till late at night. Then they went back to
their homes.
When the voices vanished and I no longer detected any movement, I came out. I had seen where the
gate-keeper had kept the key of the castle in a hole in the wall. I took it and unlocked the gate of the
castle, saying to myself, 'If these people should notice me, I will run away easily.' Then I locked all
the doors of their houses from outside while they were inside, and ascended to Abu Rafi` by a
staircase. I saw the house in complete darkness with its light off, and I could not know where the man
was. So I called, 'O Abu Rafi`!' He replied, 'Who is it?' I proceeded towards the voice and hit him. He
cried loudly but my blow was futile. Then I came to him, pretending to help him, saying with a
different tone of my voice, ' What is wrong with you, O Abu Rafi`?' He said, 'Are you not surprised?
Woe on your mother! A man has come to me and hit me with a sword!' So again I aimed at him and
hit him, but the blow proved futile again, and on that Abu Rafi` cried loudly and his wife got up.
I came again and changed my voice as if I were a helper, and found Abu Rafi` lying straight on his
back, so I drove the sword into his belly and bent on it till I heard the sound of a bone break. Then I
came out, filled with astonishment and went to the staircase to descend, but I fell down from it and got
my leg dislocated. I bandaged it and went to my companions limping. I said (to them), 'Go and tell
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) of this good news, but I will not leave (this place) till I hear the news of his (i.e. Abu
Rafi`'s) death.' When dawn broke, an announcer of death got over the wall and announced, 'I convey
to you the news of Abu Rafi`'s death.' I got up and proceeded without feeling any pain till I caught up
with my companions before they reached the Prophet (ﷺ) to whom I conveyed the good news."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 87
When Abu Dhar received the news of the Advent of the Prophet (ﷺ) he said to his brother, "Ride to this
valley (of Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is
informed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back to me." So his brother set out
and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him.
"I have seen him enjoining virtuous behavior and saying something that is not poetry." Abu Dhar said,
"You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted." He then took his journey-food and carried a waterskin
of his, containing some water till be reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and searched for the
Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him. When a part of the night
had passed away, `Ali saw him and knew that he was a stranger.
So when Abu Dhar saw `Ali, he followed him, and none of them asked his companion about anything,
and when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed
there all the day long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he came back
to his retiring place. `Ali passed by him and said, "Has the man not known his dwelling place yet?" So
`Ali awakened him and took him with him and none of them spoke to the other about anything. When
it was the third day. `Ali did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then `Ali said "Will you tell me
what has brought you here?" Abu Dhar said, "If you give me a firm promise that you will guide me,
then I will tell you." `Ali promised him, and he informed `Ali about the matter.
`Ali said, "It is true, and he is the Messenger of Allah. Next morning when you get up, accompany me,
and if I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water, but if I go on, follow me and enter the
place which I will enter." Abu Dhar did so, and followed `Ali till he entered the place of the Prophet,
and Abu Dhar went in with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the Prophet's talks and embraced Islam
on the spot. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Go back to your people and inform them (about it) till you
receive my order." Abu Dhar said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion
loudly amongst them (i.e. the pagans)." So he went out, and when he reached the Mosque, he said as
loudly as possible, "I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The People got up and beat him painfully.
Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him ((to protect him) and said (to the people), "Woe to you!
Don't you know that this man belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha'm is through their
way?" So he rescued him from them. Abu Dhar again did the same the next day. They beat him and
took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him (to protect him).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 63, Hadith 86
Once (on a journey) our provisions diminished and the people were reduced to poverty. They went to the Prophet (ﷺ)
and asked his permission to slaughter their camels, and he agreed. `Umar met them and they told him
about it, and he said, "How would you survive after slaughtering your camels?" Then he went to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! How would they survive after slaughtering their camels?"
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered `Umar, "Call upon the people to bring what has remained of their food." A
leather sheet was spread and all the food was collected and heaped over it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
stood up and invoked Allah to bless it, and then directed all the people to come with their utensils, and
they started taking from it till all of them got what was sufficient for them. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said,
"I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I am His Messenger."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 47, Hadith 2