Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 375
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 375 the enemy. Khubaib ra and Zaid ra were bought by the Makkans so that they could quench the fire of revenge which was burning in their hearts for their men who were killed at Badr. The day they were taken to the place of execution, Khubaib ra asked for the permission to offer two rak‘ a t nafal. He quickly finished his Naw a fil and said, "By God! I would have offered long Naw a fil but for the fear that you might think, that I am prolonging it for fear of death. " A large crowd of women of the town, children and slaves gathered to watch this unjustified killing. Khubaib ra was hung on a high wooden post and told that he would be set free if he renounced Islam otherwise he would be killed. Khubaib ra replied, "The sacrifice of my life in the way of All a h is an insignificant offering" then Khubaib ra prayed, "O All a h! there is no one here who would take my sal a m to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , so You Yourself convey my sal a m to him and also inform him of the treatment I am receiving at their hands. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was sitting along with his Companions in Mad i nah which was at the distance of three hundred miles. Exactly at that moment when Khubaib ra had said these words, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa experienced the special state of descent of revelation. Us a mah ra bin Zaid relates that they heard the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replying to the salutation" وﻠﻴ ﻪ ورمح اﻟﺴﻼم ّٰﺔ اH وﺑﺮﺎﺗ ﻪ ".