On the 12^th of Ramadhaan, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) set out from Madinah Munawwarah. He was accompanied by 313 Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum).

They were so ill-equipped for this expedition that the entire group had just two horses and seventy camels. One horse belonged to Hazrat Zubair bin Awwaam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and the other to Hazrat Miqdaad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). Each camel was allocated to a group of two or three people.