It is narrated that on the night of migration, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم left his home along with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ. Upon reaching the cave known as Ghaar Sawr, Abu Bakr Siddique رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ entered first. He thoroughly cleaned the cave and blocked all the holes inside it by tearing apart pieces from his own clothes. Then, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم entered the cave, placed his blessed head on the lap of Abu Bakr Siddique رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ and went to sleep.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ had blocked one hole by placing his heel over it. Inside that hole was a snake that began to continuously bite his heel. However, he did not move his foot in case he disturbed the sleep the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. None the less, the pain caused by the snakebites caused tears to flow down his face, and a few drops fell onto the Prophet’s cheek. This awakened the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Seeing his companion crying, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم became uneasy and asked, ‘Abu Bakr, what happened?’ Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ replied: ‘O Messenger of Allah, a snake has bit me.’ After listening to him, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم placed his blessed saliva on the wound of Abu Bakr Siddique رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ. Immediately, all the pain disappeared, and the wound also healed too.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, not only did Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ benefit from the blessed saliva of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, but other companions also benefited too.

His blessed saliva became a cure for the eye infection that Sayyiduna Ali al-Murtada رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ experienced. On the day when the battle of Badr took place, an arrow struck the eye of Sayyiduna Rifa’a Bin Rafi رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, but the blessed saliva of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم caused the pain to go, and Sayyiduna Rifa’a did not lose his sight either. An arrow struck Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ in the face. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم placed his