Was Abu Bakr stung by a snake in the Cave of Hira during the Prophet's migration?
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The story of the snakebite inflicted upon Abu Bakr in the Cave of Thawr during the Hijra (migration) has been mentioned by biographers and historians, such as in "Al-Mishkat" and "Siyar A'lam an-Nubala'". However, its chain of narration () is weak. This does not definitively mean that the event did not occur.
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