The Prophet (ﷺ) rode a donkey having a saddle with a Fadakiyya velvet covering. He mounted me behind
him and went to visit Sa`d bin 'Ubada, and that had been before the battle of Badr. The Prophet (ﷺ)
proceeded till he passed by a gathering in which `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present, and that
had been before `Abdullah embraced Islam. The gathering comprised of Muslims, polytheists, i.e.,
isolators and Jews. `Abdullah bin Rawaha was also present in that gathering. When dust raised by the
donkey covered the gathering, `Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his upper garment and said,
"Do not trouble us with dust." The Prophet (ﷺ) greeted them, stopped and dismounted. Then he invited
them to Allah (i.e., to embrace Islam) and recited to them some verses of the Holy Quran. On that,
`Abdullah bin Ubai said, "O man ! There is nothing better than what you say if it is true. Do not
trouble us with it in our gathering, but return to your house, and if somebody comes to you, teach him
there." On that `Abdullah bin Rawaha said, Yes, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Bring your teachings to our
gathering, for we love that." So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started abusing each other till
they were about to fight. The Prophet (ﷺ) kept on quietening them till they became calm. Thereupon the
Prophet mounted his animal and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d bin Ubada. He said to him "O
Sa`d! Have you not heard what Abu Hubab (i.e., `Abdullah bin Ubai) said?" Sa`d said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Excuse and forgive him, for Allah has given you what He has given you. The people of this
town (Medina decided unanimously to crown him and make him their chief by placing a turban on his
head, but when that was prevented by the Truth which Allah had given you he (`Abdullah bin Ubai)
was grieved out of jealously, and that was the reason which caused him to behave in the way you have
seen."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75, Hadith 23
who was one of the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and one of the Ansar's who took part in the battle
of Badr: I came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I have weak eyesight and I lead my
people in prayers. When it rains the water flows in the valley between me and my people so I cannot
go to their mosque to lead them in prayer. O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I wish you would come to my house and
pray in it so that I could take that place as a Musalla. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said. "Allah willing, I will do
so." Next day after the sun rose high, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked
for permission to enter. I gave him permission and he did not sit on entering the house but said to me,
"Where do you like me to pray?" I pointed to a place in my house. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood there and
said, 'Allahu Akbar', and we all got up and aligned behind him and offered a two-rak`at prayer and
ended it with Taslim. We requested him to stay for a meal called "Khazira" which we had prepared for
him. Many members of our family gathered in the house and one of them said, "Where is Malik bin
Al-Dukhaishin or Ibn Al-Dukhshun?" One of them replied, "He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah
and His Apostle." Hearing that, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not say so. Haven't you seen that he said,
'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah' for Allah's sake only?" He said, "Allah and His
Apostle know better. We have seen him helping and advising hypocrites."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire for those who say, 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah' for Allah's sake only."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 8, Hadith 75