The news of the migration of the Prophet (ﷺ) (from Makka to Al-Madina) reached us while we were in Yemen. So we set out as Muhajirûn (emigrants) towards him. We were (three) I and my two brothers. I was the youngest of them, and one of the two was Burda, and the other, Ruhm, and our total number was 53. We got on board a boat and our boat took us to Najâshi (Negus) in Ethiopia. There we met Ja'far bin Țalib and stayed with him. Then we all came (to Al-Madîna) and met the Prophet (ﷺ) at the time of the conquest of Khaibar. Some of the people used to say to us, namely the people of the boat, "We have migrated before you. Asmâ ' bint Umais who was one of those who had come with us, came as a visitor to Hafṣa, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) She had migrated along with those other Muslims who migrated to Najâshi (Negus). Umar came to Hafsa while Asma ' bint Umais was with her. 'Umar, on seeing Asma ', said, "Who is this?" She said, Asmâ ' bint Umais, Umar said, "Is she the Ethiopian? Is she the seafaring lady?" Asmâ ' replied, 'Yes. 'Umar said, "We have migrated before you (people of the boat), so we have got more right than you over Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) " On that Asma ' became angry and said, "No, by Allâh, while you were with Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) who was feeding the hungry ones amongst you, and advised the ignorant ones amongst you, we were in the far-Off hated land of Ethiopia, and all that was for the sake of Allâh and (then) for his Messenger (ﷺ) By Allâh, I will neither eat any food nor drink anything till I inform Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) of all that you have said. There we were harmed and frightened. I will mention this to the Prophet (ﷺ) and will ask him (about it). By Allâh I will not tell a lie or curtail your saying or add something to it." So when the Prophet (ﷺ) came, she said, "O Allâh's Prophet (ﷺ)! 'Umar has said so-and-so." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He (i.e. 'Umar) has not got more right than you people over me, as he and his companions have (the reward of) only one migration, and you, the people of the boat, have (the reward of) two migrations." [5:539 (A)-O.B]
