The first Sahaabi who prepared for the hijrah to Madinah Munawwarah was Hazrat Abu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). He had made preparations to leave with his wife and child. However, at the time when he fastened the saddle onto the camel, mounted his wife and child on the camel, and he was about to depart, then the people heard about his migration.

The wife of Hazrat Abu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was Hazrat Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) (who after the demise of her husband, was honoured by Allah Ta‘ala to come into the nikaah of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), thus becoming one of the Ummahaat-ul-Mu’mineen). As soon as her family heard that he was departing with her, they rushed up to him and said, “You can do whatever you want with your life, but you are not at liberty to take our daughter away.” Saying this, they grasped her hand and pulled her away.