Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) part 16:

Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) part 16:

A) The Makkans plot to kill Allah's Prophet :

The Meccans, fearing the consequence of this new alliance(between Prophet and people of Madina), began to think seriously of preventing Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) from escaping to Yathrib. They met in all haste. After several milder plans had been rejected, they decided that he should be killed.They agreed that one man should be chosen out of every tribe and that each man should strike a blow at him with his sword so that responsibility of the guilt would rest equally on all tribes.The Bani Hashim, Muhammad's (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) own tribe, were much inferior and therefore would not be able to revenge their kinsman's death.

A number of noble youths were selected for the bloody deed. As the night advanced, the assassins posted themselves round the Prophet's(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) dwelling. They watched all night long, waiting to murder Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) when he should leave his house at the early dawn. By some the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) had warned of the danger, and he directed 'Ali(radhi Allahu anhu) to lie down in his place and wrap himself up in his green clock, which he did. The Prophet miraculously escaped through the window and he(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) went to the house of Abu Bakr, unobserved by door. These, in the meantime, looking through a hole and seeing 'Ali, whom they mistook for Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) himself, asleep, continued watching there until morning.

When 'Ali(r.a) arose, they found themselves deceived. The fury of the Quraish was now unbounded.The news that the would be assassins had returned unsuccessful and that Muhammad had escaped aroused their whole energy. A price of a hundred camels was set upon Muhammad's(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) head.

B) A narration Aisha Bint Abu Bakr (Prophet's Wife) :

Narrated 'Aisha Bint Abu Bakr(radhi Allahu anha) (the wife of the Prophet): "I never remembered my parents believing in any religion other than the true religion (Islam), and (I don't remember) a single day passing without our being visited by Allah's Messenger in the morning and in the evening. When the Muslims were put to test (troubled by the pagans), Abu Bakr(radhi Allahu anhu) set out migrating to the land of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), and when he reached Bark-al-Ghimad, Ibn Ad-Daghina, the chief of the tribe of Qara, met him and said, 'O Abu Bakr! Where are you going?' Abu Bakr(r.a) replied: 'My people have turned me out (of my country), so I want to wander on the earth and worship my Lord.' Ibn Ad-Dhagina said: 'O Abu Bakr! A man like you should not leave his homeland, nor should he be driven out, because you help the destitute, earn their living, and you keep good relations with your kith and kin, help the weak and the poor, entertain guests generously, and help the calamity-stricken persons. Therefore, I am your protector. Go back and worship your Lord in your town.'
"So Abu Bakr(r.a) returned and Ibn Ad-Daghina accompanied him. In the evening Ibn Ad-Dhagina visited the nobles of Quraish and said to them. 'A man like Abu Bakr should not leave his homeland, nor should he be driven out. Do you (Quraish) drive out a man who helps the destitute, earns their living, keeps good relations with his kith and kin, helps the weak and poor, entertain guests generously and helps the calamity-stricken persons?' So the people of Quraish could not refuse Ibn Ad-Dhagina's protection, and they said to Ibn Ad-Daghina: 'Let Abu Bakr worship his Lord in his house. He can pray and recite there whatever he likes, but he should not hurt us with it, and should not do it publicly, because we are afraid that he may affect our women and children." Ibn Ad-Dhagina told Abu Bakr all of that. Abu Bakr(r.a) stayed in that state, worshiping his Lord in his house. He did not pray publicly, nor did he recite Quran outside his house.

In sha Allah,will be continued. {Ref : Stories of prophets by Ibn Kathir(rahimahullah)}