Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ أَقْبَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ مُرْدِفٌ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ شَيْخٌ يُعْرَفُ وَنَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَابٌّ لَا يُعْرَفُ قَالَ فَيَلْقَى الرَّجُلُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَيَقُولُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فَيَقُولُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ يَهْدِينِي إِلَى السَّبِيلِ فَيَحْسِبُ الْحَاسِبُ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَهْدِيهِ الطَّرِيقَ وَإِنَّمَا يَعْنِي سَبِيلَ الْخَيْرِ فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِفَارِسٍ قَدْ لَحِقَهُمْ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هَذَا فَارِسٌ قَدْ لَحِقَ بِنَا قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اصْرَعْهُ فَصَرَعَتْهُ فَرَسُهُ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ تُحَمْحِمُ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مُرْنِي بِمَا شِئْتَ قَالَ قِفْ مَكَانَكَ لَا تَتْرُكَنَّ أَحَدًا يَلْحَقُ بِنَا قَالَ فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ النَّهَارِ جَاهِدًا عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ النَّهَارِ مَسْلَحَةً لَهُ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَانِبَ الْحَرَّةِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَاءُوا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمَا وَقَالُوا ارْكَبَا آمِنَيْنِ مُطْمَئِنَّيْنِ قَالَ فَرَكِبَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَحَفُّوا حَوْلَهُمَا بِالسِّلَاحِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ فَاسْتَشْرَفُوا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُونَ جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ فَأَقْبَلَ يَسِيرُ حَتَّى جَاءَ إِلَى جَانِبِ دَارِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالُوا فَإِنَّهُ لَيُحَدِّثُ أَهْلَهَا إِذْ سَمِعَ بِهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ وَهُوَ فِي نَخْلٍ لِأَهْلِهِ يَخْتَرِفُ لَهُمْ مِنْهُ فَعَجِلَ أَنْ يَضَعَ الَّذِي يَخْتَرِفُ فِيهَا فَجَاءَ وَهِيَ مَعَهُ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ بُيُوتِ أَهْلِنَا أَقْرَبُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ أَنَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا بَابِي قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ فَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مَقِيلًا قَالَ فَذَهَبَ فَهَيَّأَ لَهُمَا مَقِيلًا ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَدْ هَيَّأْتُ لَكُمَا مَقِيلًا فَقُومَا عَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ فَقِيلَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَاءَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقًّا وَأَنَّكَ جِئْتَ بِحَقٍّ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتْ الْيَهُودُ أَنِّي سَيِّدُهُمْ وَابْنُ سَيِّدِهِمْ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ وَابْنُ أَعْلَمِهِمْ فَادْعُهُمْ فَاسْأَلْهُمْ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْيَهُودِ وَيْلَكُمْ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فَوَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقًّا وَأَنِّي جِئْتُكُمْ بِحَقٍّ أَسْلِمُوا قَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُهُ ثَلَاثًا.
English Translation
Abd al-Samad told us, my father told me, Abd al-Aziz told us, who said: Anas ibn Malik told us, who said: The Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to Madinah riding behind Abu Bakr, and Abu Bakr was an old man who was recognized, while the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was young and not recognized. A man would meet Abu Bakr and say: O Abu Bakr, who is this man in front of you? He would say: This man guides me on the way. The questioner would suppose he meant merely guiding him on the road, whereas he meant the way of righteousness. Then Abu Bakr turned and saw a horseman who had caught up with them, and said: O Prophet of Allah, a horseman has caught up with us. The Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, turned and said: O Allah, throw him down. So his horse threw him down, then stood up neighing. He then said: O Prophet of Allah, command me as you wish. He said: Stay in your place; do not let anyone catch up with us. So he was, at the start of the day, striving fiercely against the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and by the end of the day he had become a guard for him. Then the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, alighted at the edge of the lava field, then sent for the Ansar, and they came to the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and greeted the two of them, saying: Ride on, safe and secure. So the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and Abu Bakr rode, and they surrounded them with weapons. It was said in Madinah: The Prophet of Allah has come! And they came out looking at him, saying: The Prophet of Allah has come! He went on riding until he came to the side of the house of Abu Ayyub. He was speaking to its people when Abdullah ibn Salam heard of it, while he was in a palm grove of his family gathering dates for them. He hurried to put down what he was gathering, and came, still carrying it with him, and he heard from the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, then returned to his family. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Which of our people's houses is nearest? Abu Ayyub said: I am, O Prophet of Allah — this is my house and this is my door. He said: Then go and prepare a resting place for us. So he went and prepared a resting place for the two of them, then came and said: O Prophet of Allah, I have prepared a resting place for you both, so rise, with Allah's blessing, and rest. So they rested. When the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived, Abdullah ibn Salam came and said: I bear witness that you are truly the Messenger of Allah, and that you have brought the truth, and the Jews indeed know that I am their master and the son of their master, and their most learned, and the son of their most learned. So call them and ask them. So they entered upon him, and the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to them: O assembly of Jews, woe to you, fear Allah! By Him besides whom there is no god, you indeed know that I am truly the Messenger of Allah and that I have brought you the truth — so submit. They said: We do not know that, three times.