Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 23
9 A wish to Worship Freely A fter this, at one time, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra also left Makkah with the intention of migrating to Ethiopia via Yemen. He had already travelled five nights and had arrived at Barikul-Ghim a d, when he came across a man, Ibni Daghinah, who was the chief of the Q a rah tribe. Ibni Daghinah asked him why he was leaving his home. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra responded, “My people have turned me out. For this reason, I have decided to travel throughout the land of Allah freely, and worship my Lord. ” Ibni Daghinah was very upset, “But you are a person who helps the poor and the weak, who is kind to those in trouble, who is welcomingand hospitable to guests. A man with your excellent