An Outline of Early Islamic History — Page 31
31 When he reached the quarter of Banu Najjar, the girls chanted merrily. “We are the girls of Banu Najjar. How good the Prophet will be our neighbour. ” Now the question was where the Prophet would stay. He said his she - camel would sit where God wished him to stay. The animal sat down in an open space. The Prophet dismounted and asked, “Who lives near here?” Abu Ayub Ansari came forward saying, “O Prophet of Allah, this is my house and this is my door, pray step in. ” The Prophet stayed there for seven months. Abu Ayub Ansari and Saad bin Obada served him meals and felt greatly honoured for it. Soon after his arrival in Medina, the Prophet sent Zaid bin Haris to Mecca to fetch his family. After a few days he returned with members of the Prophet’s household. Ali reached Medina three days after Prophet’s arrival. The Prophets Mosque The Prophet bought the land where his she - camel had stopped and where he had dismounted. Here he built the Masjid Nabavi , the Prophet’s mosque and a one room house for himself.