Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 41
41 41 HADRAT ABU BAKR pain decreased. 11 For three days, the Holy Prophet sa and Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra stayed hidden in the cave. Each evening Asm a’ ra , the daughter of Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra , would prepare food for them. Her brother, ‘Abdul la h, would take it to them in the cave. He would also bring them news every night. ‘ A mir bin Fuhairah ra was a former slave who had been freed by Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra and become his close friend. Hadrat ‘ A mir bin Fuhairah ra would take his goats to graze near the cave during the day, and after milking them, would present the fresh milk to the Holy Prophet sa and Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra. By taking his goats to graze near the cave of Thaur, Hadrat ‘ A mir bin Fuhairah ra wiped out any footprints left by the Holy Prophet sa and Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra that could lead the Makkans to their hiding place. In the meantime, the Quraish kept searching for the Holy Prophet sa. They even announced a reward of one hundred camels for whoever could bring the Holy Prophet sa back to Makkah. In their greed for the reward, many people started to search for the Holy Prophet sa. Two or three men arrived at the cave in their search. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra saw their feet from inside the cave and he started to worry, not for himself, but for the safety of the Holy