emigrating for the sake of their religion when their opponents tortured them in an effort to turn them back from their faith; while another group remained in Mecca enduring torment—one was killed outright, another was dragged onto the plain of Mecca in the blistering heat and a boulder was placed on his stomach until he renounced the faith, yet another was denied his livelihood and left hungry and unclothed.

Thereafter they abandoned the land dearest and most honored to them—Mecca, the Mother of Cities—and migrated to a town where they had to depend on its people, leaving their wealth behind in Mecca. The Exalted said:

“It is for the poor Emigrants who were driven from their homes and their possessions, seeking bounty from Allah and His good pleasure and supporting Allah and His Messenger—it is they who are the truthful.” ⦗Al-Hashr 8⦘.

And He, the Exalted, said:

“Permission to fight is granted to those against whom war is waged, because they have been wronged—and Allah is surely Able to give them victory—those who were expelled from their homes without right, except that they said, ‘Our Lord is Allah.’” ⦗Al-Hajj 39⦘.