Warned by Gabriel, the Prophet ﷺ has ‘Ali sleep in his bed under his green cloak. He walks out past the assassins at his door, goes to Abu Bakr’s house, and the two head south, away from the Madinah road, to the cave of Mount Thawr.
As the book dates it: 27 Safar, 14th year of Prophethood (12/13 September 622 A.D.)
Who was there
- AT‘Ali bin Abi TalibThe Prophet’s young cousin, among the very first believers, who slept in his bed on the night of the Hijrah and later married Fatimah.
- ABAbu Bakr as-SiddiqThe Prophet’s close friend, who believed on the very first day of the call, hid with him in the cave of Thawr, and led the prayer in his last days.