Sahih al-Bukhari 3989

Hadith text

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent out ten spies under the command of `Asim bin Thabit Al-Ansari, the grand-father of `Asim bin `Umar Al-Khattab. When they reached (a place called) Al-Hadah between 'Usfan and Mecca, their presence was made known to a sub-tribe of Hudhail called Banu Lihyan. So they sent about one hundred archers after them. The archers traced the footsteps (of the Muslims) till they found the traces of dates which they had eaten at one of their camping places. The archers said, "These dates are of Yathrib (i.e. Medina)," and went on tracing the Muslims' footsteps. When `Asim and his companions became aware of them, they took refuge in a (high) place. But the enemy encircled them and said, "Come down and surrender. We give you a solemn promise and covenant that we will not kill anyone of you." `Asim bin Thabit said, "O people! As for myself, I will never get down to be under the protection of an infidel. O Allah! Inform your Prophet about us." So the archers threw their arrows at them and martyred `Asim. Three of them came down and surrendered to them, accepting their promise and covenant and they were Khubaib, Zaid bin Ad-Dathina and another man. When the archers got hold of them, they untied the strings of the arrow bows and tied their captives with them. The third man said, "This is the first proof of treachery! By Allah, I will not go with you for I follow the example of these." He meant the martyred companions. The archers dragged him and struggled with him (till they martyred him). Then Khubaib and Zaid bin Ad-Dathina were taken away by them and later on they sold them as slaves in Mecca after the event of the Badr battle. The sons of Al-Harith bin `Amr bin Naufal bought Khubaib for he was a person who had killed (their father) Al-Harith bin `Amr on the day (of the battle) of Badr. Khubaib remained imprisoned by them till they decided unanimously to kill him. One day Khubaib borrowed from a daughter of Al-Harith, a razor for shaving his pubic hair, and she lent it to him. By chance, while she was inattentive, a little son of hers went to him (i.e. Khubaib) and she saw that Khubaib had seated him on his thigh while the razor was in his hand. She was so much terrified that Khubaib noticed her fear and said, "Are you afraid that I will kill him? Never would I do such a thing." Later on (while narrating the story) she said, "By Allah, I had never seen a better captive than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating from a bunch of grapes in his hand while he was fettered with iron chains and (at that time) there was no fruit in Mecca." She used to say," It was food Allah had provided Khubaib with." When they took him to Al-Hil out of Mecca sanctuary to martyr him, Khubaib requested them. "Allow me to offer a two-rak`at prayer." They allowed him and he prayed two rak`at and then said, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid that you would think I was worried, I would have prayed more." Then he (invoked evil upon them) saying, "O Allah! Count them and kill them one by one, and do not leave anyone of them"' Then he recited: "As I am martyred as a Muslim, I do not care in what way I receive my death for Allah's Sake, for this is for the Cause of Allah. If He wishes, He will bless the cut limbs of my body." Then Abu Sirwa', 'Uqba bin Al-Harith went up to him and killed him. It was Khubaib who set the tradition of praying for any Muslim to be martyred in captivity (before he is executed). The Prophet (ﷺ) told his companions of what had happened (to those ten spies) on the same day they were martyred. Some Quraish people, being informed of `Asim bin Thabit's death, sent some messengers to bring a part of his body so that his death might be known for certain, for he had previously killed one of their leaders (in the battle of Badr). But Allah sent a swarm of wasps to protect the dead body of `Asim, and they shielded him from the messengers who could not cut anything from his body

Abu Huraira bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool ne das jaasoson ko Asim bin Thabit Al-Ansari, jo Asim bin Umar Al-Khattab ke dada the, ki kamaand mein bheja. Jab woh Al-Hadah pahunche, jo Usfan aur Mecca ke beech tha, unki maujoodgi Hudhail ki ek shaakha, Banu Lihyan, ko pata chal gaee. Isliye unhone unke peeche taquriban ek sau tirandaajon ko bheja. Tirandaajon ne unke paanv ke nishaanon ka picha kiya jab tak unhone khajoor ke daanon ke nishaan paaye jo Musalmanon ne apne ek padaav par khaae the. Tirandaajon ne kaha, "Yeh khajoor Yathrib (yaani Madina) ke hain," aur Musalmanon ke nishaanon ka picha karte rahe. Jab Asim aur unke sathi ko unka pata chala, woh ek (oonchi) jagah par panah lekar chale gaye. Magar dushman ne unhe gher liya aur kaha, "Neeche ao aur surrender kar do. Hum tumhe pukhta waada aur muahida dete hain ke hum tum mein se kisi ko qatl nahi karenge." Asim bin Thabit ne kaha, "Aye logo! Jahaan tak mera sawal hai, main kabhi ek kaafir ki panah mein neeche nahi jaunga. Aye Allah! Apne Nabi ko humare baare mein bataa." Isliye tirandaajon ne unpar teer chalaae aur Asim ko shaheed kar diya. Unmein se teen neeche aaye aur unse surrender kiya, unka waada aur muahida qubool karte huye, aur woh Khubaib, Zaid bin Ad-Dathina, aur ek aur shaks the. Jab tirandaajon ne unhe pakad liya, unhone apne teer-kamaanon ki doriyaan kholi aur apne qaidiyon ko unse baandha. Teesre shaks ne kaha, "Yeh dhoke ka pahla saboot hai! Allah ki qasam, main tumhare saath nahi jaunga, kyunke main un logon ki misaal ka anusaran karta hoon," unka ishara un shahid hue sathiyon ki taraf tha. Tirandaajon ne unhe ghaseeta aur unse jhagda kiya (jab tak unhone unhe shaheed kar diya). Phir Khubaib aur Zaid bin Ad-Dathina ko woh le gaye aur baad mein unhe Mecca mein Badr ki jung ki ghatna ke baad gulaam ke tor par bech diya. Al-Harith bin Amr bin Naufal ke beton ne Khubaib ko khareeda kyunke woh us shaks ne (unke waalid) Al-Harith bin Amr ko Badr ki jung ke din qatl kiya tha. Khubaib unke paas qaid mein rahe jab tak unhone unhe qatl karne ka ekmat se faisla kiya. Ek din, Khubaib ne Al-Harith ki ek beti se apne sharma-sthaan ke baal sadaane ke liye ek ustra udhaar maanga, aur unhone use de diya. Achanak, jabke woh be-dhyaan thi, unka ek chhota beta unke (yaani Khubaib ke) paas gaya aur unhone dekha Khubaib ne use apni raan par bithaya hua tha jabke ustra unke haath mein tha. Woh itna ghabraee ke Khubaib ne unka dar mahsoos kiya aur kaha, "Kya aapko dar hai main ise qatl karunga? Main aisa kabhi nahi karunga." Baad mein (kahani sunate huye) unhone kaha, "Allah ki qasam, maine kabhi Khubaib se behtar koee qaidi nahi dekha. Allah ki qasam, ek din maine unhe apne haath mein angoor ke ek guchhe se khate dekha jabke woh lohe ki zanjeeron mein jakde hue the, aur (us waqt) Mecca mein koee phal nahi tha." Woh kaha karti thi, "Yeh khaana tha jo Allah ne Khubaib ko diya." Jab woh unhe Al-Hil le gaye, Mecca ki mahafooz seema se bahar, unhe shaheed karne ke liye, Khubaib ne unse guzarish ki, "Mujhe do rakat namaz padhne dijiye." Unhone unhe ijazat di aur unhone do rakat padhi aur phir kaha, "Allah ki qasam! Agar mujhe dar na hota ke tum sochte ke main betaab hoon, main aur namaz padhta." Phir unhone (unpar bad-dua ki) kehte huye, "Aye Allah! Unhe ginna aur unhe ek-ek karke qatl karna, aur koee na chhodna." Phir unhone padha: "Chunke main ek Musalman ke tor par shaheed ho raha hoon, mujhe parwaah nahi kis tarike se meri maut hoti hai, Allah ki khaatir, kyunke yeh Allah ki raah mein hai. Agar Woh chaahe, Woh mere jism ke kate hue angon ko barkat dega." Phir Abu Sirwa, Uqba bin Al-Harith, unke paas gaye aur unhe qatl kiya. Khubaib hi the jinhone yeh riwaj shuru ki ke jo bhi Musalman qaid mein shaheed hone wala ho, use (fansi se pahle) namaz padhni chahiye. Nabi ne apne sahaba ko usi din bataya jo (un das jaasoson ke saath) hua tha, usi din jab woh shaheed hue. Kuch Quraish log, Asim bin Thabit ki maut ki khabar milne par, unke jism ka ek hissa lane ke liye kuch aadmi bheje taaki unki maut nishchit roop se jaani ja sake, kyunke unhone pahle unke ek sardaar ko qatl kiya tha (Badr ki jung mein). Magar Allah ne bhadon (yaani wasps) ka ek jhund bheja Asim ki laash ki raksha ke liye, aur unhone unhe un sandesh-vahakon se bacha liya jo unke jism se kuch bhi kaatne mein asamarth rahe.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3989 · Book 64, Hadith 40