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It was shortly after the death of the priest that Salman's father learned of his
son's conversion and in a burst of rage had his son bound with rope so that
he could not leave the house.

Salman was a strong young man and one day as he sat tied up with rope in
his room, news arrived that an Arab caravan was about to return to Arabia. It
was the opportunity he had been waiting for, so he summoned all his
strength, broke loose from the ropes that bound him and went to them.

When Salman met the leader of the caravan he offered him a herd of
camels and all his wealth if he would take him with them. The deal was
struck and so shortly thereafter he left with them.

Just before the caravan reached Yathrib, as Medina was then called, the
Arabs took not only Salman's camels and wealth but sold him into slavery to
a Jew from the tribe of Krayzah. Salman was very disheartened by the turn
of events until the Prophet's arrival in Medina some years later. It was then
that he was able to recognize that his circumstances had not been a
misfortune as he had previously thought, but a very great blessing of Allah