Hubaysh bin Khalid reported,

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Mecca, accompanied by Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr's freedman Amir bin Fuhayrah, and their guide from the Banu Layth, Abdullah bin Urayqit, they passed by the tents of Umm Mabad al-Khuzaiyyah. She was a strong, hardy woman who would sit wrapped in her garment in the courtyard of her tent, giving water and food to passersby. They asked her if she had any meat or dates to sell them, but she had nothing of the sort, and the travelers were destitute and weary.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at a sheep in the corner of the tent and said, "What is this sheep, Umm Mabad?"She said, "A sheep too weak to go out with the rest of the flock."He asked, "Does she have any milk?"She replied, "She is too exhausted for that."He said, "Will you allow me to milk her?"She said, "May my father and mother be ransomed for you. If you see any milk in her, then milk her."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for the sheep, wiped her udder with his hand, mentioned the name of Allah , and prayed for blessing in her sheep. The sheep spread her legs for him, her milk flowed, and she began to chew her cud. He called for a vessel large enough to satisfy a group of people and milked into it abundantly until the foam rose on top. He gave Umm Mabad to drink until she was satisfied, then gave his companions to drink until they too were satisfied, and he himself drank last of all. Then he milked into the vessel a second time until it was full, left it with her, took her pledge of allegiance, and they departed.Not long after, her husband Abu Mabad arrived, driving lean goats that staggered from emaciation, with little marrow left in them. When Abu Mabad saw the milk, he was amazed and said, "Where did this come from, Umm Mabad? The sheep are away grazing and pregnant, and there is no milking animal in the house."She said, "By Allah, no, except that a blessed man passed by us, whose state was such and such."He said, "Describe him to me, Umm Mabad."She said, "I saw a man of striking radiance, with a bright face and fine build. He was not marred by a protruding belly, nor diminished by a small head. He was handsome and graceful. His eyes had a deep blackness, his lashes were long, his voice carried a slight hoarseness, his neck was long, and his beard was full. His eyebrows were finely arched and joined. When he was silent, dignity covered him, and when he spoke, splendor rose upon him and overcame him. He was the most beautiful and impressive of people from afar, and the most handsome and pleasing from up close. His speech was sweet, clear and distinct, neither too brief nor too rambling, as though his words were pearls cascading down. He was of medium height, neither too tall to be conspicuous nor too short to be overlooked, like a branch between two others, the most flourishing in appearance of the three and the most honored in stature. He had companions who surrounded him. When he spoke, they listened attentively to his words, and when he commanded, they hastened to obey. He was served and attended, neither stern nor idle in talk."Abu Mabad said, "By Allah, that is the man of Quraysh whose affair was mentioned to us in Mecca. I have wanted to accompany him, and I shall do so if I find a way."Then a loud voice was heard in Mecca. People could hear the voice but did not know its source. It was saying:May Allah, Lord of mankind, reward with the best of rewards the two companions who alighted at the tents of Umm Mabad. They came down to her with guidance, and through them she was guided. Whoever becomes a companion of Muhammad has triumphed. O Banu Qusayy, what has Allah turned away from you through him, of deeds beyond recompense and of mastery! May the Banu Kaab rejoice in the standing of their young woman and her seat, a vantage point for the believers. Ask your sister about her sheep and her vessel, for if you ask the sheep, she will bear witness. He called for a barren ewe, and she gave milk freely to him, the udder of the sheep yielding abundance. He left her as a pledge with her, for the milker to keep returning her between morning and evening drinking.When Hassan bin Thabit al-Ansari, the poet of the Prophet ﷺ, heard this, he composed verses in response to the unseen voice and said:The people from whom their Prophet departed have failed, and blessed is the one to whom he travels and who ransoms him. He left a people whose minds were misguided, and settled among a people with renewed light. Their Lord guided them through him after misguidance, and whoever follows the truth is led aright by the one who follows it. Are those astray, who acted foolishly in blindness, equal to those rightly guided who follow a guide? There descended upon the people of Yathrib through him mounts of guidance that alighted upon them with the greatest fortune, A Prophet who sees what those around him do not see, and who recites the Book of Allah in every gathering. If he speaks one day of something unseen, his statement is confirmed that day or by the morrow's morning. May Abu Bakr rejoice in the good fortune of his lineage through his companionship. Whomever Allah blesses, is blessed indeed. May the Banu Kaab rejoice in the standing of their young woman and her seat, a vantage point for the believers.

عن حبيش بن خالد الخزاعي قال

حين خرج رسول الله ﷺ من مكة وأبو بكر ومولى أبو بكر عامر بن فهيرة ودليلهما الليثي عبد الله بن أريقط مروا على خيمتي أم معبد الخزاعية، وكان برزة جلدة، تحتبي بفناء القبة، ثم تسقي وتطعم، فسألوها لحما وتمرا ليشتروه منها، فلم يصيبوا عندها شيئا من ذلك، وكان القوم مرملين مستنتين، فنظر رسول الله ﷺ إلى شاة في كسر الخيمة، فقال: ما هذه الشاة يا أم معبد؟ قالت: شاة خلفها الجهد عن الغنم، قال: هل بها من لبن؟ قالت: هي أجهد من ذلك، قال: أتأذنين لي أن أحلبها؟ قالت: بأبي أنت وأمي إن رأيت بها حلبا، فاحلبها، فدعا رسول الله ﷺ فمسح بيده ضرعها وسمى الله تبارك وتعالى ودعا لها في شاتها، فتفاجت عليه ودرت واجترت ودعا بإناء يربض الرهط، فحلب فيه ثجا حتى علاه البهاء، ثم سقاها حتى رويت، فسقى أصحابه حتى رووا، فشرب آخرهم وأراضوا، ثم حلب فيه ثانيا بعد بدء حتى ملأ الإناء، ثم غادره عندها، ثم بايعها وارتحلوا عنها، فقل ما لبث حتى جاء زوجها أبو معبد يسوق أعنزا عجافا وكان يتساوكن هزلا ضحى مخهن قليل، فلما رأى أبو معبد اللبن عجب، وقال: من أين لك هذا يا أم معبد والشاء عازب حبلى ولا حلوب في البيت؟ قالت: لا والله إلا أنه مر بنا رجل مبارك من حاله كذا وكذا، قال: صفيه لي يا أم معبد، قالت: رأيت رجلا ظاهر الوضاءة أبلج الوجه، حسن الخلق لم يعبه ثجله، ولم تزريه صعلة، وسيما، قسيما في عينه دعج، وفي أشفاره غطف، وفي صوته صهل، وفي عنقه سطع، وفي لحيته كثاثة، أزج، أقرن، إن صمت فعليه الوقار، وإن تكلم سماه وعلاه البهاء، أجمل الناس وأبهاه من بعيد، وأحسنه وأجمله من قريب حلو المنطق، فضل، لا نزر ولا هذر كأن منطقه نظم يتحدرن ربعته لا باين من طول ولا تقحمه عيق من قصر، غصن بين اثنين، فهو أنضر الثلاثة منظرا وأحسنهم قدرا، له رفقاء يحفون به إن قال أنصتوا لقوله، وإن أمر تبادروا إلى أمره، محفود محشود، لا عابس ولا مفند. قال أبو معبد: هو والله صاحب قريش الذي ذكر لنا من أمره ما ذكر بمكة، ولقد شئت أن أصبحه ولأفعلن إن وجدت إلى ذلك سبيلا، فأصبح صوت بمكة عاليا يسمعون الصوت ولا يدرون من صاحبه وهو يقول: جزى الله رب الناس خير جزائه رفيقين قالا خيمتي أم معبد هما نزلاها بالهدي فاهتدت به فقد فاز من أمسى رفيق محمد فيالقصي مازوى الله عنكم به من فعال لا تجازي وسؤدد ليهن بني كعب مقام فتاتهم ومقعدها للمؤمنين بمرصد سلوا أختكم عن شاتها وإنائها فإنكم إن تسألوا الشاة تشهد دعاها بشاة حائل فتحلبت عليه صريحا ضرة الشاة مزيد فغادرها رهنا لديها لحالب يرددها في مصدر ثم مورد ولما سمع بذلك حسان بن ثابت الأنصاري شاعر النبي ﷺ شبب يجاوب الهاتف فقال: لقد خاب قوم زال عنهم نبيهم وقدس من يسري إليهم ويفتدي ترحل عن قوم فضلت عقولهم وحل على قوم بنور مجدد هداهم به بعد الضلالة ربهم وأرشدهم من يتبع الحق يرشد وهل يستوي ضلال قوم تسفهوا عمى، وهداة يهتدون بمهتد وقد نزلت منه على أهل يثرب ركاب هدى حلت عليهم بأسعد نبي يرى ما لا يرى الناس حوله ويتلو كتاب الله في كل مشهد وإن قال في يوم مقالة غائب فت صديقها في اليوم أو في ضحى الغد ليهن أبا بكر سعادة جده بصحبته من يسعد الله يسعد ليهن بني كعب مقام فتاتهم ومقعدها للمؤمنين بمرصد.