The Life of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir - Volume 3 of 4

IMAM ABD AL-FIDA' ISMA'IL IBN KATHiR 89
It is said that when they rmcified Zayd b. al-Dathina, they cast arrows at
hi to subvert hi away from his religion, but this only increased his faith and
his acceptance of his fate.
Wrwa and Mnsa h. Wqha related that when they raised Khuhayb on to
the wooden frame, those present called out to him, "Would you not prefer
Muhammad to he in your place?"
He replied, 'LNo, by God Almighty, I'd not have hi ransom me by having
a thorn pierce his foot!' But they laughed at him. This is reported by Ibn Is&q
in his account relating to Zayd b. al-Dathina. But God knows best.
Miisa b. Wqha stated, "They claim that it was 'Arnr b. Umayya who buried
Khubayb."
Ibn Is&q stated, "Yahya b. 'Ahbad b. 'Ahd All* b. al-Zubayr related to
me, from his father 'Abbad, from Wqba h. al-HGth, who said, 'I heard him say,
"I swear by God, it was not I who killed Khubayb; I was too young for that. It
was Abn Maysara, brother of Bann 'Abd al-Dar, who took the spear and placed
it in my hand. He then grasped my hand and the spear and pierced hi with it
until he had killed him."'"
Ibn Ishaq continued, "One of our associates told me, 'Wmar h. al-Khamb
appointed Sa'id b. 'Amir h. Hidhym al-Jhami over part of Syria. He would
suffer from fainting spells when he was with people and this was reported
to Wmar. It was said that the man had some affliction. Wmar asked him on a
visit he made to him, "Sa'id, what is it that ails you?" He replied, "By God,
Commander of the Faithful, there's nothing the matter with me; it's just that
I was among those present when Khubayb h. 'Adi was killed. And I heard his
curse. And whenever I'm meeting people and recall this, I feel faint." Wmar
thought all the better of hi thereafter.'"
Al-Umawi stated, "My father quoted Ihn Ishaq as having said, 'We have
been told that Wmar said, "Anyone who wants to see a man who is unique
should look at Sa'id b. 'Amir.""'
Ihn Hishm stated, "Khubayb remained in their captivity until the sacred
months had expired and then they killed him."
Al-Bayhaqi related, from Ibrzhim b. IsmZ'il, as follows, "Ja'far b. 'Amr h.
Umayya related to me, from his father, from his grandfather 'Amr b. Umayya,
that the Messenger of God (SAAS) had sent hi forth alone to get information.
He said, 'I made my way to the wooden frame where Khubayb was and climbed
up, fearing I might be seen. I released him and he fell to the ground. I then drew
away a little, then turned but could not see anything there; it was as if the earth
had swallowed him. And not a trace of Khubayb has appeared up to this time.'"
Ibn Ishaq then quoted Muhammad b. Abn Muhammad, from Sacid or
'Ikrirna, from Ihn 'Ahhas, who said, "When the men were killed at al-Raji',
some hypocrites said, 'How sad for those misguided people who died that way.
They neither stayed with their families, nor did they carry out their master's
mission." "'