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I said to the Prophet (ﷺ) while I was in the Cave. "If any of them should look under his feet, he would see
us." He said, "O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two (persons) the third of whom is Allah?"
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 62, Hadith 5
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Abu Bakr bought a (camel) saddle from `Azib for thirteen Dirhams. Abu Bakr said to `Azib, "Tell Al-
Bara' to carry the saddle for me." `Azib said, "No, unless you relate to me what happened to you and
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when you left Mecca while the pagans were in search of you." Abu Bakr said, "We
left Mecca and we traveled continuously for that night and the following day till it was midday. I
looked (around) searching for shade to take as shelter, and suddenly I came across a rock, and found a
little shade there. So I cleaned the place and spread a bed for the Prophet (ﷺ) in the shade and said to him,
'Lie down, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).' So the Prophet (ﷺ) lay down and I went out, looking around to see if there
was any person pursuing us. Suddenly I saw a shepherd driving his sheep towards the rock, seeking
what we had already sought from it. I asked him, 'To whom do you belong, O boy?' He said, 'I belong
to a man from Quraish.' He named the man and I recognized him. I asked him, 'Is there any milk with
your sheep?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Will you then milk (some) for us?' He said, 'Yes.' Then I asked him
to tie the legs of one of the sheep and clean its udder, and then ordered him to clean his hands from
dust. Then the shepherd cleaned his hands by striking his hands against one another. After doing so,
he milked a small amount of milk. I used to keep for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) a leather water-container, the
mouth of which was covered with a piece of cloth. I poured water on the milk container till its lower
part was cold. Then I took the milk to the Prophet (ﷺ) whom I found awake. I said to him, 'Drink, O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).' So he drank till I became pleased. Then I said, 'It is time for us to move, O Allah's
Apostle!' He said, 'Yes.' So we set out while the people (i.e. Quraish pagans) were searching for us,
but none found us except Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju`shum who was riding his horse. I said, 'These are
our pursuers who have found us. O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!' He said, 'Do not grieve, for Allah is with us."
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed the people saying, "Allah has given option to a slave to choose this world or
what is with Him. The slave has chosen what is with Allah." Abu Bakr wept, and we were astonished
at his weeping caused by what the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned as to a Slave ( of Allah) who had been offered a
choice, (we learned later on) that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) himself was the person who was given the choice,
and that Abu Bakr knew best of all of us. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) added, "The person who has favored me
most of all both with his company and wealth, is Abu Bakr. If I were to take a Khalil other than my
Lord, I would have taken Abu Bakr as such, but (what relates us) is the Islamic brotherhood and
friendliness. All the gates of the Mosque should be closed except the gate of Abu Bakr."