The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 364
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 364 had not been taught to throw in their arms. The Companions immediately ascended to a nearby hillock and prepared for battle. The disbelievers, who did not consider deception as being reprehensible, called out to them and said, “Come down from the mountain, we give you a firm promise that we shall not kill you. ” ‘Āṣim ra responded, “We have no confidence whatsoever in your treaties and agreements. We cannot descend on your guarantee. ” Then, he raised his head towards the heaven and said, “O God! You are witnessing our state. Do convey knowledge of our condition to Your Messenger. ” Hence, ‘Āṣim ra and his Companions stood and fought and were finally martyred in battle. When seven Companions had been put to death, and only Khubaib bin ‘Adiyy ra , Zaid bin Dathinah ra , and one other Companion were left, the disbelievers whose actual desire was to capture these people alive, called out again and said, “There is still time. Come down and we promise not to cause you any harm. ” This time, these innocent Muslims fell into their trap and descended. However, as soon as they stepped down, the disbelievers tied them with the strings of their arrow bows. Upon this, the Companion of Khubaib ra and Zaid ra , whose name has been recorded in history as being ‘Abdullāh bin Ṭāriq ra , could not restrain himself and called out, “This is your first breach of agreement and who knows what you shall do hereafter,” and ‘Abdullāh ra refused to continue along with them. For some distance, the disbelievers dragged ‘Abdullāh ra along, beating and assaulting him, and then killed him and left him for dead. Moreover, now that there revenge had been sought, in order to please the Quraish, and also in the greed of money, they took Khubaib ra and Zaid ra and made way to Makkah; upon reaching there, they sold both of them to the Quraish. 1 As such, Khubaib ra was purchased by the sons of Ḥārith bin ‘Āmir bin Naufal, because Khubaib ra had slain Ḥārith in the battle of Badr 2 and Zaid ra was purchased by Ṣafwān bin Umayyah. 3 These two Companions were still in a state of captivity when one day Khubaib ra asked the daughter of Ḥārith if he could be given a razor for his own personal use, and she gave him one. When Khubaib ra was holding this razor, a small child of the daughter of Ḥārith happened to come over to Khubaib ra 1 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Ghazwatir-Rajī‘. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4086 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Jihād Was-Siyar, Bābu Hal Yasta’sirur-Rajulu. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 3045 2 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Ghazwatir-Rajī‘. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4086 3 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 593, Dhikru Yaumir-Rajī‘ Fī Sanati Thalāthin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 277, Sariyyah Marthad bin Abī Marthad, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)