As Prophet Muhammed's mortal enemies - the meccan idolaters - were pursuing he and his sworn friend - Abubakar the Truthful - along the Meccan-Medina route during Hijrah, they had to take temporary shelter in a hole close by.
But this hole had a number of ominous, smaller holes. Abubakar rushed in first to face any danger that might be lurking there so the Prophet won't be harmed. He covered some of these holes with pieces of cloth torn from his own gown. There yet were few more that were still gaping at him. Those he covered with his blessed head, faithful hands and dutiful feet. The Prophet stepped in and soon slept off...
Moments later however, Abubakar the Truthful felt a sharp pain. He had been bitten by a poisonous snake! He suppressed the urge to shout in terror and/or flee his suicidal post. Tears soon started to fall on the Prophet as the venom was eating Abubakar up.
Prophet Muhammad started up and pleaded: "what's happening to you?!". Abubakar disclosed his predicament. The Prophet swiftly prayed and the poison and pain evaporated.
This mini Hijrah episode, out of a mighty lot, is loaded with a number of lessons.
1:Are you/me so good such that our brother/friend/helper could choose to die so we could enjoy a little nap?
2:Can any of us choose to die for a brother/friend/benefactor who love and trust us?
3:Is here not a proof that Prophetic Supplications could cure any pain and/or solve any problem (this writer and two of his younger ones were not stung by any bee - though the insects were swarming all over them for about ten minutes - when they inadvertently dispersed a loaded bee hive while working on a farmland; because they have been privileged to recite "Authu bikalimatillah taamati min sharri ma halaqa" during their Subhi (predawn) worship?
4:Should we not all flee atheism, self-worship, polytheism & idolatry, and surrender to this very Islam, the religion of ALL Prophets?