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The Crucified Who Flew Khubaib
Ibn ‘Adîy
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Khubaib Ibn ‘Adîy was
an adornment to the youth of Al ’Aws tribe… He was from the
earliest men to become a Muslim… He was from the most courageous of Ansâr
(supporters), and the strongest in fighting for truth… When he joined
the Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, in the battle of Badr,
he performs very well in that battle and he killed one of the most
powerful men of Quraish called Al Hârith Ibn ‘Amir Ibn Nawfal… The news got to Makkah…
Banű Al Hârith (Al Hârith people) heard about that… They kept
the killer’s name in their mind and were determined to get to him to
revenge their father’s murder… It is Allah’s
wish that Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, sent out ten spies under the command of ‘Âsim Ibn Thâbit Al-Ansâri,
the grand-father of ‘Âsim Ibn ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattâb. When they
reached (a place called) Al- Hadah between ‘Usfân and Makkah, their presence was made known to a sub-tribe of Hudhail
called Banű Lihyân. 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. Al Madînah)…
And went on tracing the Muslims’ footsteps.…
When ‘Âsim and his companions became aware of them, they look
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… ‘Âsim Ibn Thâbit the leader of the squadron
said: O people! As for myself, I will never get down to be under the
protection of an infidel.. O Allah, inform your Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, about us… So the
archers threw their arrows at them and martyred ‘Âsim Ibn Thâbit.
Three of them came down and surrendered to them, accepting their promise
and covenant and they were: Khubaib Ibn ‘Adîy, Zaid Ibn Ad-Dathinah and
‘Abdullah Ibn Tariq… When the archers
got hold of them, they untied the strings of arrowbows and
tied their captives with them … ‘Abdullah Ibn Tariq said: That
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 Ibn ‘Adîy and Zaid Ibn Ad-Dathinah were taken away by them
and later on they sold them as slaves in Makkah…
They sold Khubaib to Banî Al Hârith to take their revenge… And
sold Zaid Ibn Ad-Dathinah to the people of ‘Uqbah Ibn ’Abî Moa‘ît…
People of Banű Al Hârith
took Khubaib, tied him down, and put him in prison… They tortured him
severely trying to persuade him to give up his religion, but they did not
succeed… They told him that his companion Zaid Ibn Ad-Dathinah was
murdered, so he would stop resisting… That which made him only more
persistent and keen on his religion and his belief… Finally, they
decided to kill him and get rid of him… One day Khubaib borrowed
from a daughter of Al Hârith 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!!… Glory be to Allah, indeed Khubaib could have never done that, for he was Allah’s
Prophet’s, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, companion; the Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, who was a perfect example to his companions of faithfulness, good
manners, who would never betray anybody or frighten women and children…
If Khubaib wanted, he would have taken revenge for himself by killing the
boy, or even keeping him as a hostage in return for asking for his
freedom, and for a horse and a sword to escape to Al Madînah, and
save himself… But if he had done that, he would have been a murderer or
a terrorist, unworthy of being a companion to the Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, who was sent for the
purpose of accomplishing good morals and manners… Indeed, the greatness
of Islam is in what it invites to concerning justice, forgiveness, and not
punishing anyone for anyone else’s sin… It is worth knowing what the
boy’s mother 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 Makkah. She used to say: It was food Allah had provided
Khubaib with. When they took him to Al-Hil
(Al Tan‘îm) out of Makkah sanctuary to martyr him,
Khubaib requested them: Allow me to offer a two Rak‘âs prayer.
They allowed him and he prayed two Rak‘âs and then said: By Allah…
Had I not been afraid that you would think I were worried, I would have
prayed more… By that, Khubaib was the first man to introduce the Sunnah
of a man praying two Rak‘âs while he is waiting to be executed
for a good cause… ’Abű Sufyân goes to
Khubaib and tells him: O Khubaib… Wouldn’t you like to be safe amongst
your family and children, and Muhammad would be in your place?!… Khubaib
shivered to these words replying: By Allah,
no… I would not choose to be safe in my home, even if I possessed the
whole world, while Muhammad would be hurt, even by a little thorn.. ’Abű Sufyân wonders,
and says: By Allah… I have
never seen anyone loving another, as much as Muhammad’s companions love
Muhammad!!… Banű Al Hârith prepare a cross made out of a palm tree trunk to crucify Khubaib on…
He looks at them and says: O Allah…
Count them one by one, and kill them all of them, till the last man of
them… He then says in verse (meaning): All those tribes have united against me, And put their forces together to hurt me… They have even been helped by their children and women… To prepare a long tree trunk as a cross to crucify me… I could feel their hatred, but I am in a helpless situation… Being tied down as I am… To Allah I express my humility and my pain… After what they have
done to me, and decided to kill me… Allah I
pray you grant me the patience, for my body has been tormented… And all I seek is Allah’s acceptance… If Allah wishes, he could compensate me… For every hurt in my flesh by his mercy and acceptance… They let me choose between dying, or living… As a non-believer, but I
have chosen death.. My eyes wept, but they did not see my tears… For I do not fear death, for I must die someday… What I fear is hell’s burning fire… That burns the skin and the bodies… Khubaib was killed by
‘Uqbah Ibn Al Hârith who killed him by throwing his arrow at him.. ‘Âsim
Ibn Thâbit’s (the leader of the squadron) wish was accepted, for Allah
sent Jibrîl to the Prophet, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, with the news… Allah’s Prophet, Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, sent Az-Zubair Ibn Al
‘Awwâm and Al Miqdâd Ibn ‘Amr on their horses to bury ‘Âsim Ibn
Thâbit where he was killed… He, Allah’s
Prayers and Peace be upon him, also sent ‘Amr Ibn ’Ummayah Ad-Damary to where Khubaib Ibn ‘Adîy
was crucified to bury him, so he would not be left crucified on a cross…
‘Amr goes disguised, and tries to carry out Allah’s Prophet’s
Allah’s Prayers and Peace be upon him, order… He relates what
happened: I approached the wooden cross where Khubaib was crucified… I
read Qur’ân upon his soul, and I feared to be seen… I let him down,
and he fell on the ground… When I reached to him, I looked around and
back again, but it was as if the ground had swallowed him up… There was
no sign of Khubaib body anymore… And so, Khubaib Ibn
‘Adîy was the first man to be crucified in Islam, In the Cause of Allah
… Nobody knows where his pure dead body is… It is as if the ground has
cracked, and swallowed him up, or he had flown to the sky…
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