The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 366
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 366 the Holy Prophet sa was mixed to dust. 1 In another narration it is related that the Quraish hung Khubaib to the branch of a tree and then murdered him by repeatedly piercing him with lances. An individual by the name of Sa‘īd bin ‘Āmir was also among the crowd. Afterwards, he become Muslim and even until the reign of the Khilāfat of Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra , whenever he would remember the incident of Khubaib ra , he would be overtaken by a state of swoon. 2 To the other side, Ṣafwān bin Umayyah took his prisoner Zaid bin Dathinah ra outside the Ḥaram. A crowd consisting of the chieftains of Makkah accompanied him. Upon reaching outside the Ḥaram , Ṣafwān ordered his slave Nasṭās to execute Zaid ra. Nasṭās stepped forward and raised his sword. At this instance, Abū Sufyān bin Ḥarb, the chieftain of Makkah who was also among the spectators stepped forward and addressed Zaid ra saying, “Tell the truth, does your heart not desire that on this instance, in your stead Muḥammad [sa] was in our hands, and we would execute him while you would be spared to spend days of joy with your family?” The eyes of Zaid ra began to gorge with blood in rage and he furiously retorted, “Abu Sufyān! What nonsense do you utter? By God! I would not even prefer that in lieu of me being spared a thorn were to prick the foot of the Messenger of Allāh!” Abū Sufyān uncontrollably proclaimed, “By God, I have never seen any individual love another person as much as the Companions of Muḥammad [sa] love Muḥammad [sa]. ” After this, Nasṭās martyred Zaid ra. 3 In the context of this very incident of Rajī‘, a narration has been related that when the Quraish received news that ‘Āṣim bin Thābit ra was also among those who had been martyred at Rajī‘ at the hands of the Banū Laḥyān, since ‘Āṣim ra had slain a principal chieftain of the Quraish, they especially sent some men towards Rajī‘, and emphatically instructed them to return with the head of ‘Āṣim ra or another part of his body, so that they could be put to rest and their thirst for revenge could be quenched. 4 It is related in another narration that the mother of the person whom ‘Āṣim ra had slain had vowed that 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 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 593-594, Dhikru Yaumir- Rajī‘ Fī Sanati Thalāthin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 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, pp. 277-278, Sariyyah Marthad bin Abī Marthad, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 4 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Ghazwatir-Rajī‘. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4086