Chief of the Prophets — Page 80
Chapter Five 80 After reciting a few verses of the Qur’ān, Muḥammad sa made a brief speech in which he explained the rights of Allah and the rights of people and said that he only wanted to ask them to protect him the way they protected their own dear ones and their relatives. Al-Barā’ bin Ma‘rūr responded: O Messenger of Allah! By God, the One who raised you with truth, we shall protect you with our lives. Thereafter, Muḥammad sa stretched forward his hand and the 70 faithful pledged their allegiance to Muḥammad sa which came to be known as the Second Pledge of ‘Aqabah 1. 1 Aṭ-Ṭabarī and Ibni Hishām.