Migration of the Companions (RA) to Medina –
After the violence against the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, escalated further, he gave the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, permission to migrate to Medina. Covertly, they began to migrate to Medina leaving behind everything they owned and knew.
The only person who did not migrate in secret was Umar Ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. When he decided to migrate, he put on his sword, put his bow over his shoulder, picked up his arrows and carried his stick by his side. He went out to the House of Allah, the Exalted, the Kaaba, where the non-Muslims were sitting and circumambulated the Kaaba and prayed behind the Station of Ibrahim, peace be upon him. Then he went to each of the gatherings of the non-Muslims and told them he was migrating and whoever desired to make their mother bereft of himself, his child an orphan and his wife a widow, should meet him behind a valley. No one dared to challenge him to a fight. Instead, a few weak and oppressed people followed him and he taught them about Islam and then left Mecca and headed for Medina, with a handful of Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. This has been discussed in Imam Muhammad As Sallaabee’s, Umar Ibn Al Khattab, His Life & Times, Volume 1, Page 60.
Several Companions, including Uthman Ibn Affan and his wife, Ruqayyahh, may Allah be pleased with them, departed for Ethiopia leaving behind their families, businesses and homes all for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. Sometime later, they heard that the people of Mecca accepted Islam. Some of them returned to Mecca, including Uthman and his wife, Ruqayyahh, may Allah be pleased with them, but then they realized the news was false. They remained in Mecca until they were eventually commanded to migrate to Medina. This has been discussed in Imam Ibn Kathir’s, the Life of the Prophet, Volume 2, Pages 1-2 and in Imam Muhammad As Sallaabee’s, The Biography of Uthman Ibn Affan, Dhun-Noorayn, Pages 22-26.
It is important for Muslims to understand that Allah, the Exalted, does not demand Muslims to overcome the difficulties which the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, endured. For example, they migrated from Mecca to Medina whereby they left behind their families, homes, businesses and migrated to a strange land all for the sake of Allah, the Exalted.
In comparison, the difficulties Muslims face now are not as difficult as those the righteous predecessors faced. Muslims should therefore be grateful that they are only required to make a few small sacrifices, such as sacrificing some sleep to offer the obligatory dawn prayer and some wealth to donate the obligatory charity. Allah, the Exalted, is not commanding them to leave their homes and families for His sake. This gratitude must be shown practically by using the blessings one possesses in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted.
In addition, when a Muslim faces difficulties they should remember the difficulties the righteous predecessors faced and how they overcame them through steadfast obedience to Allah, the Exalted, which involves fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and facing destiny with patience. This knowledge can provide a Muslim the strength to overcome their difficulties as they know the righteous predecessors were more beloved to Allah, the Exalted, yet they endured more severe difficulties with patience. In fact, a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 4023, advises that the Holy Prophets, peace be upon them, endured the most difficult of tests and they are undoubtedly the most beloved to Allah, the Exalted.
If a Muslim follows the steadfast attitude of the righteous predecessors it is hoped they will end up with them in the hereafter.
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