A long time ago in Makkah, the enemies of Islam were planning to kill the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Allah commanded the Prophet to leave Makkah and go to Madinah. He chose his closest friend, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA), to go with him. When Abu Bakr heard this, tears came to his eyes — not out of fear, but out of joy that he had been chosen to travel with the Messenger of Allah.
They both secretly left Makkah at night. Instead of going straight to Madinah, they took a different path to hide from the enemies. After traveling a long way, they reached a mountain called Thawr. There was a small cave in that mountain. The Prophet and his friend went inside the cave to hide.
Abu Bakr went in first to check if the cave was safe. He tore his own clothes and used the pieces to cover the holes in the cave so that no snakes or insects could come in. One hole was left uncovered, and he put his foot on it. Then he invited the Prophet ﷺ to rest.
While the Prophet ﷺ slept with his head on Abu Bakr’s lap, something inside the hole stung Abu Bakr’s foot. He felt great pain but did not move because he didn’t want to disturb the Prophet’s rest. Tears rolled down his face, and when one of them fell on the Prophet’s cheek, he woke up and asked what had happened. When he saw the pain of his friend, he made a prayer and the pain went away.
Meanwhile, the enemies of Makkah had reached the cave. They were standing right at the entrance. If just one of them had looked down, they would have seen the Prophet and Abu Bakr. At that moment, Abu Bakr became afraid. He whispered, “O Messenger of Allah, if they look at their feet, they will see us!” The Prophet ﷺ replied calmly, “Do not worry. Allah is with us.”
At that time, Allah sent a miracle. A spider spun a web across the entrance of the cave, and a pair of pigeons built a nest and laid eggs. When the enemies saw the web and the birds, they said, “No one could have entered here without breaking this web. Let’s go back.” In this way, Allah protected His Messenger and His friend.
They stayed in the cave for three days, then continued their journey to Madinah safely. Abu Bakr stayed by the Prophet’s side the whole time — walking behind him when there was fear of attack from behind, walking ahead when he feared someone might come from the front. He always said, “If something must happen, let it happen to me instead of the Messenger of Allah.”
This story shows the deep love, loyalty, and bravery of a true friend in a cave. Hazrat Abu Bakr was not just a friend in that cave — he was a brother in faith, a shield in danger, and the most loyal companion anyone could ask for. His actions remind us what it means to be a real friend: to stand by someone in their darkest hour, to protect them, and to trust in Allah together.
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