Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) sent a Sariya of spies and appointed `Asim bin Thabit, the grandfather of `Asim bin `Umar bin Al-Khattab, as their leader. So they set out, and when they reached (a place) between 'Usfan and Mecca, they were mentioned to one of the branch tribes of Bani Hudhail called Lihyan. So, about one-hundred archers followed their traces till they (i.e. the archers) came to a journey station where they (i.e. `Asim and his companions) had encamped and found stones of dates they had brought as journey food from Medina. The archers said, "These are the dates of Medina," and followed their traces till they took them over. When `Asim and his companions were not able to go ahead, they went up a high place, and their pursuers encircled them and said, "You have a covenant and a promise that if you come down to us, we will not kill anyone of you." `Asim said, "As for me, I will never come down on the security of an infidel. O Allah! Inform Your Prophet about us." So they fought with them till they killed `Asim along with seven of his companions with arrows, and there remained Khubaib, Zaid and another man to whom they gave a promise and a covenant. So when the infidels gave them the covenant and promise, they came down. When they captured them, they opened the strings of their arrow bows and tied them with it. The third man who was with them said, "This is the first breach in the covenant," and refused to accompany them. They dragged him and tried to make him accompany them, but he refused, and they killed him. Then they proceeded on taking Khubaib and Zaid till they sold them in Mecca. The sons of Al-Harith bin `Amr bin Naufal bought Khubaib. It was Khubaib who had killed Al-Harith bin `Amr on the day of Badr. Khubaib stayed with them for a while as a captive till they decided unanimously to kill him. (At that time) Khubaib borrowed a razor from one of the daughters of Al- Harith to shave his pubic hair. She gave it to him. She said later on, "I was heedless of a little baby of mine, who moved towards Khubaib, and when it reached him, he put it on his thigh. When I saw it, I got scared so much that Khubaib noticed my distress while he was carrying the razor in his hand. He said 'Are you afraid that I will kill it? Allah willing, I will never do that,' " Later on she used to say, "I have never seen a captive better than Khubaib Once I saw him eating from a bunch of grapes although at that time no fruits were available at Mecca, and he was fettered with iron chains, and in fact, it was nothing but food bestowed upon him by Allah." So they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill him. He said, "Allow me to offer a two-rak`at prayer." Then he went to them and said, "Had I not been afraid that you would think I was afraid of death, I would have prayed for a longer time." So it was Khubaib who first set the tradition of praying two rak`at before being executed. He then said, "O Allah! Count them one by one," and added, 'When I am being martyred as a Muslim, I do not care in what way I receive my death for Allah's Sake, because this death is in Allah's Cause. If He wishes, He will bless the cut limbs." Then `Uqba bin Al-Harith got up and martyred him. The narrator added: The Quraish (infidels) sent some people to `Asim in order to bring a part of his body so that his death might be known for certain, for `Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day of Badr. But Allah sent a cloud of wasps which protected his body from their messengers who could not harm his body consequently.
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 4086
In-book reference
Book 64, Hadith 130
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 412
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related that Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent out ten men on a spying expedition and put 'Asim ibn Thabit al-Ansari, the grandfather of 'Asim ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, in command of them. They proceeded until they were between 'Usfan and Makka. Their presence was reported to a branch of Hudhayl called the Banu Lihyan. About a hundred archers, pursued them. They followed their tracks until they came to a place where they had camped and found the pits of the dates which they had taken as provision from Madina. They said, 'These are the dates of Yathrib,' and they followed their tracks until they caught up to them. "When 'Asim and his companions could not advance, they took cover in a high place. The people came and surrounded them and said, 'If you come down to us, you have protection and assurance that we will not kill any of you!' 'Asim ibn Thabit said, 'I will not come down into the protection of an unbeliever! O Allah, inform Your Prophet about us!' They shot at them with arrows and killed seven of them, including 'Asim. Khubayb, Zayd and another man remained to whom they gave the promise of protection and security and they came down to them. When they had them in their power, they undid their bow-strings and tied them up. Then the third man who was with them said, 'This is the beginning of treachery!' He refused to accompany them. They dragged him and tried to persuade him to accompany them. but he would not do it, so they killed him. They took Khubayb and Zayd ibn Dathina and sold them in Makka. "The sons of al-Harith ibn 'Amir ibn Nawfal ibn bought Khubayb. Khubayb was the one who had killed al-Harith in the Battle of Badr. So Khubayb remained a prisoner with them until they agreed to kill him." "He asked to borrow a razor from one of the daughters of al-Harith with which to shave his private parts and she lent it to him. She said, 'I was not paying attention and a son of mine went right up to him and he took him and put him on his thigh. When I saw him I was so alarmed that he noticed it while the razor was in his hand. He said, "Are you afraid that I will kill him? Allah willing, I would never do that."' She used to say, 'By Allah, I never saw a better prisoner than Khyubayb. By Allah, I found him eating from a bunch of grapes he had in his hand, when he was shackled in irons and there was no fruit at that time in Makka. It was provision from Allah which He gave to Khubayb.' When they brought him out of the Haram to kill him in profane land, he said to them, 'Let me pray two rak'ats.' Then he turned to them and said, 'By Allah, were it not that you might think that I was afraid, I would have made them longer'. He was the first to make the sunna for every Muslim man who is killed to pray two rak'ats. Then he said, 'O Allah, reckon them one by one!' He then said: 'I do not care what manner death I die if I am slain as a Muslim! That is for the sake of Allah, and if He wills, He can bless the joints of a torn limb!' "Then 'Uqba ibn al-Harith went to him and killed him. Quraysh sent some people to 'Asim to bring part of his body which could be recognised. 'Asim had been one of their great men in the Battle of Badr. Allah sent over him a swarm of bees like a cloud and it protected him from their messengers and they could not cut off any part of him."
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 4086
In-book reference
Book 64, Hadith 130
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 412
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih
