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

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510 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,g!@d%> (Vol-I)
Hadhrat Mu'aawiya bin Abu Sufyaan % , G used ~ ~ to say, "I was also present on
that day with (my father) Abu Sufyaan and others. I saw my father throw me
down on the ground out of fear for the curse of Hadhrat Khubayb $W&!& He did
this because people used to say that if a person lies on his back when he is
cursed, the curse would miss him."
The Maghaazi of Moosa bin Uqba narrates that Hadhrat Khubayb %,Gw and
Hadhrat Zaid bin Dathana 3,Wj were both martyred on the same day and it
was on that day that Rasulullaah @@ was heard saying, "Salaams to you (two)
as well. The Quraysh have martyred Khubayb." It is also narrated that when the
Mushrikeen crucified Hadhrat Zaid bin Dathana %B@, they first speared him to
make him forsake his Deen. However, this only increased his Imaan and faith in
Islaam. Mosa bin Uqba also narrates that when Hadhrat Khubayb %.Gw was
lifted on to the wooden structure the Mushrikeen asked him to swear by Allaah
whether he preferred to have Rasulullaah @@ in his place (in exchange for his
own freedom). Hadhrat Khubayb %X%%j replied, "Never! I swear by the Exalted
Allaah that I would not even accept a thorn pricking the foot of Rasulullaah
as ransom for my life." The Mushrikeen laughed at this. Ibn Is'haaq has
reported this with reference to Hadhrat Zaid bin Dathana a,->. Allaah knows
best. ('1
The Statement of Hadhrat Khubayb %%@!%
Concerning his Love for Rasulullaah and the
Couplets he Recited Before his Execution
A lengthy narration of Hadhrat Urwa bin Zubayr ~ .Gm states that the children of
the Mushrikeen killed at Badr executed Hadhrat Khubayb %,E&j. While he was
tied to the cross they were using their weapons on him, they asked him in a loud
voice to swear whether he preferred Rasulullaah %%% to be in his place. He
responded by saying, "I swear by the Magnificent Allaah that I would not even
accept a thorn pricking the foot of Rasulullaah @@ as ransom for my life." The
Mushrikeen laughed at this. When he was lifted on to the cross, Hadhrat
Khubayb 3Bw recited some couplets which meant:
"The groups have amassed around me and have also gathered
their tribes and have collected a large gathering
They have also gathered their women and children
As Ihave been brought to a large trunk of a palm tree (to be crucified)
To Mlaah do I plead my case of estrangement and my grief
And the place these groups have prepared for my death
0 Master of the Glorious Throne! Grant me fortitude against what they intend to
They have cut through my flesh and my hopes have been exposed
This is all for Ailaah and if He wills,
He could bless the severed limbs of my body
(1) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted A/ Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.4 Pg.63).