Thread by @Ubaidbinriyaz

@Hadithoftheday Abyssinia/Habsha (Present day Ethiopia).
Abyssinia is known as the "Haven of the First Migration" of Muslims.
Abyssinia was a land where its king, Negus (Najashi) was renowed for justice and in whose land human rights were cherished.

@Hadithoftheday The severity of the persecution, insults, and torturous acts the polytheists inflicted upon the Muslims continued to increase and worsen each day. As a result, Makkah became an unbearable city for the Muslims to live in.

@Hadithoftheday The polytheists did not intend to forgo their cruel and inhumane behavior, either.

For that reason, one day our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ told the Muslims, “You might as well spread on the face of the Earth. Allah will bring you together once again.”

@Hadithoftheday When the companions asked, “O Allah’s Apostle, where shall we go?” Prophet Muhammad ﷺ pointed in the direction of Abyssinia and said, “It will be good if you go to the country of Abyssinia. +

@Hadithoftheday Nobody is tortured near the Abyssinian King. It is a righteous country. Hopefully Allah will allow you to attain peace there.”

@Hadithoftheday Upon the advice & Permission of Muhammad ﷺ,the Muslim procession that constituted few men & women left their homeland, parents, relatives, neighbors, properties,& gardens with the blessed aim of protecting their religion,& secretly set forth in the direction of a foreign country

@Hadithoftheday When the conditions of the Muslims reached the point where they could no longer tolerate the persecution of the Quraysh, Muhammad ﷺ ordered them to take their families & go to Abyssinia. However, he himself did not go with them but migrated to Medina after a number of years.

@Hadithoftheday The Prophet (ﷺ) did not think of migrating from Mecca, except after he:

1-Exhausted all the means of inviting the people of Quraysh to Islam.

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@Hadithoftheday 2-Made sure that his Companions were safe and that they have all migrated and safely settled in Medina. He did not migrate until Islam had entered in Medina and after the city had become a safe homeland for the Muslim community and Islam.

@Hadithoftheday Abyssinia was not a Muslim society. But, Negus, preserved the rights of the Muslim minority,& gave them protection and freedom of faith. Abyssinia was a described as a land where no one was oppressed and this is what prompted the Prophet ﷺ to encourage Muslims to migrate there

@Hadithoftheday Muslims lived in Abyssinia as a minority yet they enjoyed a secure and safe life and rights and freedom in a non-Islamic country.

The Sahaba (the Companions) who had left Mecca in secrecy, were greeted wonderfully by King Najashi and his people.

@Hadithoftheday After settling in Abyssinia, the Muslims did not encounter any obstacles or difficulty in practicing their religious beliefs and fulfilling their religious duties. The Muslims said, We saw good neighborliness and inviolability towards our religion. We were not mistreated.

@Hadithoftheday The Migration to Abyssinia took place on two different occasions. The first one occurred in the fifth year of the Proclamation of Islam in the month of Rajab. In first one, only few men and women migrated to Abyssinia.
The exact time of the second migration is unknown.

@Hadithoftheday The individuals who constituted the first Muslim procession to Abyssinia were greeted very positively by the Ruler of Abyssinia were:

Uthman R.A and his wife, Ruqqayyah R.A,

Zubair bin Awwam R.A,

Abu Huzaifa bin Utba R.A and his wife Sahla R.A,

Mus’ab bin Umair R.A,

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@Hadithoftheday Abdurrahman bin Awf R.A,

Abu Salama R.A and his wife Ummi Salama R.A,

Uthman bin Mazun R.A,

Amir bin Rabia R.A and his wife Layla R.A,

Suhail bin Bayda R.A ,

Abu Sabra bin Abi Ruhm R.A and his wife Ummu Kulthum R.A

@Hadithoftheday Uthman R.A took his wife, Ruqayyah R.A by his side and proceeded on the journey before everyone else. When Prophet ﷺ was notified, he said, “The first person to follow Prophet Lut in taking his family and migrating in the way of Allah is Uthman.”

@Hadithoftheday Allah says in Qur'an:
Those who migrate for the sake of Allah after having been wronged, We will surely settle them in a good place in the world, & the rewards of the Hereafter is surely greater, had they known. Those who are patient and put their trust in their Lord. (16:41-42)