For the poor emigrants who were expelled from their homes and their properties,
seeking bounty from Allah and His approval.
That is how the emigrants reached Medina: they had left their homes and their wealth behind.
'Abd ar-Rahmân ibn 'Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of them. He tells his own story.
“When we came to Medina, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made brothers of me and Sa'd ibn ar-Rabî'.”
Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the Ansâr, the people of Medina, and a man of wealth.
We know this pairing closely: 'Abd ar-Rahmân told it himself, and Anas told it too.
Sa'd said: “I am the richest of the Ansâr. I will divide my wealth and give you half.”
And more: “I have two wives. Choose one; I will divorce her, and when her waiting period ends, marry her.”
'Abd ar-Rahmân answered first with a prayer: “May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth.”
Then, in his own words: “I have no need of that. Is there a market where people trade?”
In Anas's telling it is shorter still: “Show me the market.”
He did not refuse coldly. He prayed for his brother first, and only then said no.
And he did not refuse to sit and wait. In the same breath, he asked for a place to work.
A man arrives in a new city. A brother offers him half of everything he owns.
He says no, and asks for one thing only. What would you have answered?
Half a fortune offered, a prayer in return, and a single request: where is the market?
Tonight, make du'â' by name for someone who offered you help, then write one step you can take alone.