Sirat Ibn Hisham 558
The delay of ʿAlī and Abū Bakr in emigration
هِجْرَةُ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ [ تَأَخُّرُ عَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ ] وَأَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَكَّةَ بَعْدَ أَصْحَابِهِ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ يَنْتَظِرُ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَهُ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ، وَلَمْ يَتَخَلَّفْ مَعَهُ بِمَكَّةَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ إلَّا مَنْ حُبِسَ أَوْ فُتِنَ، إلَّا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ كَثِيرًا مَا يَسْتَأْذِنُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: لَا تَعْجَلْ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلُ لَكَ صَاحِبًا فَيَطْمَعُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَكُونَهُ.
Translation
✧ The emigration of the Messenger ﷺ [the delaying of ʿAlī and Abū Bakr in the emigration]: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained in Makkah after his companions among the emigrants, waiting for permission to be given to him to emigrate. No one of the emigrants stayed behind with him in Makkah except one who was detained or persecuted, except ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib and Abū Bakr b. Abī Quḥāfah al-Ṣiddīq ؓ. Abū Bakr used often to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for permission to emigrate, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say to him: "Do not be hasty; perhaps Allah will make for you a companion." So Abū Bakr hoped that it would be him.
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