Sahih al-Bukhari 3045

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Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a Sariya of ten men as spies under the leadership of `Asim bin Thabit al-Ansari, the grandfather of `Asim bin `Umar bin Al-Khattab. They proceeded till they reached Hadaa, a place between 'Usfan, and Mecca, and their news reached a branch of the tribe of Hudhail called Bani Lihyan. About two-hundred men, who were all archers, hurried to follow their tracks till they found the place where they had eaten dates they had brought with them from Medina. They said, "These are the dates of Yathrib (i.e. Medina), "and continued following their tracks When `Asim and his companions saw their pursuers, they went up a high place and the infidels circled them. The infidels said to them, "Come down and surrender, and we promise and guarantee you that we will not kill any one of you" `Asim bin Thabit; the leader of the Sariya said, "By Allah! I will not come down to be under the protection of infidels. O Allah! Convey our news to Your Prophet. Then the infidels threw arrows at them till they martyred `Asim along with six other men, and three men came down accepting their promise and convention, and they were Khubaib-al-Ansari and Ibn Dathina and another man So, when the infidels captured them, they undid the strings of their bows and tied them. Then the third (of the captives) said, "This is the first betrayal. By Allah! I will not go with you. No doubt these, namely the martyred, have set a good example to us." So, they dragged him and tried to compel him to accompany them, but as he refused, they killed him. They took Khubaid and Ibn Dathina with them and sold them (as slaves) in Mecca (and all that took place) after the battle of Badr. Khubaib was bought by the sons of Al-Harith bin 'Amir bin Naufal bin `Abd Manaf. It was Khubaib who had killed Al-Harith bin 'Amir on the day (of the battle of) Badr. So, Khubaib remained a prisoner with those people. Narrated Az-Zuhri: 'Ubaidullah bin 'Iyyad said that the daughter of Al-Harith had told him, "When those people gathered (to kill Khubaib) he borrowed a razor from me to shave his pubes and I gave it to him. Then he took a son of mine while I was unaware when he came upon him. I saw him placing my son on his thigh and the razor was in his hand. I got scared so much that Khubaib noticed the agitation on my face and said, 'Are you afraid that I will kill him? No, I will never do so.' By Allah, I never saw a prisoner better than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating of a bunch of grapes in his hand while he was chained in irons, and there was no fruit at that time in Mecca." The daughter of Al-Harith used to say, "It was a boon Allah bestowed upon Khubaib." When they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill him outside its boundaries, Khubaib requested them to let him offer two rak`at (prayer). They allowed him and he offered Two rak`at and then said, "Hadn't I been afraid that you would think that I was afraid (of being killed), I would have prolonged the prayer. O Allah, kill them all with no exception." (He then recited the poetic verse):-- "I being martyred as a Muslim, Do not mind how I am killed in Allah's Cause, For my killing is for Allah's Sake, And if Allah wishes, He will bless the amputated parts of a torn body" Then the son of Al Harith killed him. So, it was Khubaib who set the tradition for any Muslim sentenced to death in captivity, to offer a two-rak`at prayer (before being killed). Allah fulfilled the invocation of `Asim bin Thabit on that very day on which he was martyred. The Prophet (ﷺ) informed his companions of their news and what had happened to them. Later on when some infidels from Quraish were informed that `Asim had been killed, they sent some people to fetch a part of his body (i.e. his head) by which he would be recognized. (That was because) `Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day (of the battle) of Badr. So, a swarm of wasps, resembling a shady cloud, were sent to hover over `Asim and protect him from their messenger and thus they could not cut off anything from his flesh

Abu Huraira bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool ne das logon ka ek fauji dasta jaasoos ke tor par bheja jiski agwaee Asim bin Thabit Al-Ansari kar rahe the, jo Asim bin Umar bin Al-Khattab ke dada the. Woh chalte gaye jab tak Hadaa naam ki jagah pahunche, jo Usfan aur Mecca ke beech hai, aur unki khabar Hudhail qabile ki ek shaakha, Bani Lihyan, tak pahunchi. Taqreeban do sau log, jo sab tirandaaz the, unka picha karne daude jab tak unhe woh jagah mili jahan unhone Madina se laee khajooren khaee thi. Unhone kaha, "Yeh Yathrib (yaani Madina) ki khajoor hain," aur unka picha jaari rakha. Jab Asim aur unke sathiyon ne apne picha karne walon ko dekha, woh ek oonchi jagah par chadh gaye aur kaafiron ne unhe gher liya. Kaafiron ne unse kaha, "Neeche aao aur samarpit ho jaao, aur hum waada aur zamanat dete hain ke hum tum mein se kisi ko qatl nahi karenge." Asim bin Thabit, fauji daste ke sardaar, ne kaha, "Allah ki qasam! Main neeche kaafiron ki panah mein aane ke liye nahi aaunga. Aye Allah! Humari khabar apne Nabi tak pahuncha de." Phir kaafiron ne unpar teer chalaye jab tak unhone Asim ko chhah aur logon ke saath shaheed kar diya, aur teen log unka waada aur ahad maante huye neeche aaye, aur woh the Khubaib-al-Ansari, Ibn Dathina, aur ek doosra shaks. Jab kaafiron ne unhe pakada, unhone unke dhanush ki dooriyaan khol di aur unhe baandha. Phir teesre (qaidi) ne kaha, "Yeh pahli dagabaazi hai. Allah ki qasam! Main tumhare saath nahi jaunga. Beshak in (shaheedon) ne humare liye ek achhi misaal qaayam ki hai." Isliye unhone use khincha aur uska saath dene ke liye majboor karne ki koshish ki, magar jab usne inkaar kiya, unhone use qatl kar diya. Woh Khubaib aur Ibn Dathina ko apne saath le gaye aur Mecca mein unhe (gulaam ke tor par) becha (yeh sab Badr ki jung ke baad hua). Khubaib ko Al-Harith bin Amir bin Naufal bin Abd Manaf ke beton ne khareeda. Yehi Khubaib the jinhone Badr ki jung ke din Al-Harith bin Amir ko qatl kiya tha. Isliye Khubaib un logon ke qaidi reh gaye. Az-Zuhri bataate hain: Ubaidullah bin Iyyad ne kaha ke Al-Harith ki beti ne unhe bataya, "Jab woh log (Khubaib ko qatl karne ke liye) jama hue, unhone mujhse apni sharm gaah ke baal mundne ke liye ek ustura maanga aur maine unhe de diya. Phir unhone mere ek bete ko le liya jabke mujhe pata nahi tha jab woh uske paas aaye. Maine dekha unhone mere bete ko apni raan par baithaya hua tha aur ustura unke haath mein tha. Mujhe itna dar laga ke Khubaib ne mere chehre par ghabrahat dekh li aur kaha, 'Kya tumhe dar hai ke main use qatl karunga? Nahi, main aisa kabhi nahi karunga.' Allah ki qasam, maine kabhi Khubaib se behtar qaidi nahi dekha. Allah ki qasam, ek din maine unhe apne haath mein angoor ka gucchha khate dekha jabke woh lohe ki zanjeeron mein jakade the, aur us waqt Mecca mein koi phal maujood nahi tha." Al-Harith ki beti kehti thi, "Yeh Allah ki taraf se Khubaib ko di gaee ek barkat thi." Jab woh unhe Haram (Mecca ki pavitra seema) se bahar unhe qatl karne le gaye, Khubaib ne unse do rakat namaz padhne ki guzarish ki. Unhone ijazat di aur unhone do rakat padhi, phir kaha, "Agar mujhe dar na hota ke tum sochoge main dar raha hoon (qatl hone se), main namaz lambi kar deta. Aye Allah! Inhe sabko bina kisi ko chhode qatl kar de." (Phir unhone yeh she'r padha): "Main Musalman ke tor par shaheed ho raha hoon, Mujhe iski koi parwah nahi ke main Allah ki raah mein kaise maara jaoon, Kyunke mera qatl Allah ke liye hai, Aur agar Allah chahe, woh (mere) kate hue jism ke tukdon ko barkat dega." Phir Al-Harith ke bete ne unhe qatl kiya. Isliye Khubaib ne hi yeh riwaj qaayam ki ke qaid mein maut ki saza pane wale kisi bhi Musalman ko (qatl hone se pehle) do rakat namaz padhni chahiye. Allah ne Asim bin Thabit ki dua usi din poori ki jis din woh shaheed hue. Nabi ne apne sahaba ko unki khabar aur unke saath jo hua woh bataya. Baad mein jab Quraish ke kuch kaafiron ko pata chala ke Asim qatl ho chuke hain, unhone kuch logon ko unke jism ka ek hissa (yaani unka sar) laane ke liye bheja jisse unhe pehchana ja sake, (kyunke) Asim ne Badr ki jung ke din unke ek sardaar ko qatl kiya tha. Isliye baraton (wasps) ka ek jhund, jo ek chhayadaar baadal jaisa dikh raha tha, Asim ke oopar mandrane ke liye bheja gaya taake woh unhe unke khaddam se bacha sake, aur isliye woh unke gosht mein se kuch bhi nahi kaat sake.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3045 · Book 56, Hadith 251