Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @!%!$% (Vol-1) 233
Khaalid bin Waleed 3,GM to fight those Arabs who had forsaken Islaam (the
Murtaddeen), he instructed him to invite them back to Islaam and to explain to
them their privileges and responsibilities. Hadhrat Abu Bakr wW eagerly
desired that they receive guidance and also instructed Hadhrat ~haalid bin
Waleed ?&w that he should acknowledge their acceptance whether they are
white or black. He said that this was because the only people to be fought were
those who chose to disbelieve in Allaah rather than believe in Him. Once a
person accepted Islaam and displays sincere Imaan, there was no way to harm
him because Allaah shall judge him. Only those Murtaddeen were to be fought
who do not accept the Islaam they are invited towards.
Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waked $@@ljj Gives Da'wah
to the people of Heera
Hadhrat Saalih bin Kaysaan >3XblGSj narrates that when Hadhrat Khaalid bin
Waleed 3,= arrived in Heera, the nobles of Heera accompanied by Qabeesa
bin Ayaas bin Hayya Taa'ee left to meet him. Qabeesa had been appointed
governor of Heera by the Kisra after Nu'maan bin Mundhir. Addressing Qabeesa
and the others, Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed %Wj said, "I invite you towards
Allaah and towards Islaam. If you accept, you shall be part of the Muslim Ummah
and shall enjoy the privileges that the Muslims enjoy and shall have to bear the
same responsibilities that the Muslims bear. If you refuse, you will have to pay
the Jizya. If you refuse even this, then bear in mind that I have come with people
who are greedier for death than you are for life. We shall then fight you until
Allaah decides the matter between us."
Qabeesa said to him, "We have no need to fight you. We shall remain as
adherents to our religion and pay you the Jizya." Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed
BSWj then entered into an agreement.wiEh them to pay seventy thousand
Dirhams. (2)
Another narration states that Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed ?i&Gw said to them, "I
invite you to Islaam and to testify that there is none worthy of worship but the
One Allaah and that Muhammad @!@ is Allaah's servant and Rasul. I call you to
establish salaah, to pay zakaah and to accept all the injunctions binding on the
Muslims. In exchange you shall enjoy the privileges that the Muslims enjoy
and shall have to bear the same responsibilities that the Muslims bear." Haani
asked, "If I do not accept this, then what?" Hadhrat Khaalid 3,- replied, "If
you do not accept this, you shall have to pay the Jizya by hand." "And if we refuse
to do this?" was the next question. "Then," replied Hadhrat Khaalid 3Sw, "If
you refuse even this, such people shall crush you underfoot to whom death is
more beloved than life is to you."
Haani requested, "Allow us the night to think the matter over." Hadhrat Khaalid
%$3w granted the request. The next morning, Haani came back to Hadhrat
Khaalid ?i&GWj and said, "We have decided to pay the Jizya. Let us now enter into
(1) Bayhaqi (vo1.8 Pg.201) as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol.3 Pg. 143).
(2) Ibn Jareer Tabari (vol.2 Pg.551)