Hadith of Khabbab ibn Al-Aratt from the Prophet (peace be upon him)

حَدِيثُ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ (١) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ٢١٠٥٢ - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ خَبَّابًا، يَقُولُ: " شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الرَّمْضَاءَ، فَلَمْ يُشْكِنَا " قَالَ شُعْبَةُ: " يَعْنِي فِي الظُّهْرِ " (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that we complained to the Prophet (peace be upon him) about the intense heat at the time of the Zuhr prayer, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not remove this hardship (because the times of prayer are fixed by Allah).

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، ح وَأَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، قَالَ: وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ،، ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ، مَوْلَى بَنِي زُهْرَةَ، وَكَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: رَاقَبْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فِي لَيْلَةٍ صَلَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ جَاءَهُ خَبَّابٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي، لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ نَحْوَهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ، سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ: فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ، وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً، سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَنَا، فَأَعْطَانِيهَا، وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا غَيْرَنَا، فَأَعْطَانِيهَا، وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا " (١)، ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، يَقُولُ: " عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ سَمِعَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ سَمَاعًا "،

Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the participants of the Battle of Badr, says that once I was waiting for the Prophet (peace be upon him) at night. The Prophet (peace be upon him) started the prayer and kept praying the whole night until the time of Fajr. Then he ended his prayer with salam. After that, Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you! Tonight you performed such a prayer that I have never seen you pray like this before." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Yes. This was a prayer of encouragement and warning. In this prayer, I asked my Lord for three things, out of which He granted me two and refused one. I requested my Lord not to destroy us as He destroyed the previous nations; He accepted this request of mine. Then I requested Him not to impose any external enemy upon us; He also accepted this. Then I requested my Lord not to divide us into different sects, but He did not accept this request of mine."

حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ، قَالَ: أَتَيْنَا خَبَّابًا، نَعُودُهُ، فَقَالَ: لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " لَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ " (١)، ،

Haritha reports that we went to visit Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was ill, and he said: "If I had not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying that none of you should wish for death, I would certainly have wished for it." Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the participants of the Battle of Badr, says: "Once, at night, I was waiting for the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) began to pray and continued praying all night until the time of Fajr. Then he ended his prayer with salam. After that, Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you, tonight you performed such a prayer that...' Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith."

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ، أَنَّ خَبَّابًا، قَالَ: رَمَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ جَاءَهُ خَبَّابٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي، لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ، فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ شُعيْبٍ (١) (٢)، ،

Yaqoob narrated to us, my father narrated to us, from Salih, Ibn Shihab said, Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal informed me, from Abdullah ibn Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, that Khabbab said: I observed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in a prayer which he prayed until it was with the dawn. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, finished his prayer with salam, Khabbab came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, you have prayed... and he mentioned similar to the hadith of Shu'ayb.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَارَةَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْنَا خَبَّابًا: أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ ". قَالَ: فَمِنْ أَيْنَ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ؟ قَالَ: " بِتَحَرُّكِ (١) لِحْيَتِهِ " (٢)،

Abu Ma'mar says that we asked Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recite (Qur'an) in the Zuhr prayer. He replied, "Yes." We asked, "How did you know?" He said, "Because of the movement of his blessed beard."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، (٣) حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ،، ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ: أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، مُتَوَسِّدًا بُرْدَةً لَهُ، فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، ادْعُ اللهَ لَنَا، وَاسْتَنْصِرْهُ، قَالَ: فَاحْمَرَّ لَوْنُهُ أَوْ تَغَيَّرَ، فَقَالَ: " لَقَدْ كَانَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ يُحْفَرُ لَهُ حُفْرَةٌ، وَيُجَاءُ بِالْمِنْشَارِ، فَيُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَيُشَقُّ، مَا يَصْرِفُهُ عَنْ دِينِهِ، وَيُمْشَطُ بِأَمْشَاطِ الْحَدِيدِ مَا دُونَ عَظْمٍ مِنْ (١) لَحْمٍ أَوْ عَصَبٍ، مَا يَصْرِفُهُ عَنْ دِينِهِ، وَلَيُتِمَّنَّ اللهُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ حَتَّى يَسِيرَ الرَّاكِبُ مَا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ إِلَى حَضْرَمَوْتَ، لَا (٢) يَخْشَى إِلَّا اللهَ وَالذِّئْبَ عَلَى غَنَمِهِ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ تَعْجَلُونَ " (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we presented ourselves in the court of the Prophet (peace be upon him). At that time, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah, reclining on his cloak. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for us and seek help for us." Upon hearing this, the face of the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned red and he said, "For the people before you, pits were dug as punishment for accepting the religion, and saws were placed on their heads and their heads were split open, but this did not turn them away from their religion. Similarly, iron combs were used to tear the flesh and nerves from behind their bones, but even this pain did not turn them away from their religion. And Allah will surely complete this religion, until a rider will travel from Sana'a to Hadramaut fearing none but Allah, or fearing the attack of a wolf on his sheep. But you people are hasty."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْأَعْمَشَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ شَقِيقًا، حَدَّثَنَا خَبَّابٌ، ح وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ: هَاجَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبْتَغِي وَجْهَ اللهِ، فَوَجَبَ أَجْرُنَا عَلَى اللهِ، فَمِنَّا مَنْ مَضَى لَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ شَيْئًا، مِنْهُمْ: مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ، فَلَمْ نَجِدْ مَا (١) نُكَفِّنُهُ فِيهِ إِلَّا نَمِرَةً، كُنَّا إِذَا غَطَّيْنَا بِهَا رَأْسَهُ خَرَجَتْ رِجْلَاهُ، وَإِذَا غَطَّيْنَا رِجْلَيْهِ خَرَجَ رَأْسُهُ، " فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نُغَطِّيَ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ، وَنَجْعَلَ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ إِذْخِرًا ". وَمِنَّا مَنْ أَيْنَعَتْ لَهُ ثَمَرَتُهُ، فَهُوَ يَهْدِبُهَا، يَعْنِي يَجْتَنِيهَا، (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that we migrated with the Prophet (peace be upon him) solely for the pleasure of Allah, therefore our reward is with Allah. Now, some of us have passed away and did not partake of any of their reward. Among them was Mus'ab bin Umair, who was martyred at the Battle of Uhud, and we could not find anything to shroud him with except a single sheet. If we covered his head, his feet would remain uncovered, and if we covered his feet, his head would remain uncovered. The Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed us to cover his head and place a type of grass called 'izkhir' on his feet. And some of us are those whose fruits have ripened and they are gathering them.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى خَبَّابٍ، نَعُودُهُ، وَهُوَ يَبْنِي حَائِطًا لَهُ، فَقَالَ: الْمُسْلِمُ يُؤْجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إْلَّا (١) مَا يَجْعَلُ فِي هَذَا التُّرَابِ.، ، وَقَدْ اكْتَوَى سَبْعًا فِي بَطْنِهِ، وَقَالَ: " لَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ، لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ " (١)، ،

Qais says that we went to visit Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was engaged in the construction of his garden. Seeing us, he said that a Muslim receives reward for everything except for what he plants in this soil. He had treated himself by cauterizing his stomach seven times and was saying that if the Prophet (ﷺ) had not forbidden us from praying for death, I would certainly have prayed for it.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: قُلْنَا لِخَبَّابٍ: بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ؟ قَالَ: " بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِ " (١)،

Abu Muammar says that we asked Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), did the Prophet (peace be upon him) recite (Qur'an) in the Zuhr prayer? He said, yes. We asked, how did you know? He replied, because of the movement of the blessed beard of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ: قِيلَ لَهُ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ ". قِيلَ: بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: "، ، بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِ " (١)،

Abu Muammar says that we asked Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), did the Prophet (peace be upon him) recite (Qur'an) in the Zuhr prayer? He said, yes. We asked, how did you know? He replied, because of the movement of the blessed beard of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَارَةَ، مَعْنَاهُ (٢)،

Ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Sulayman, he said: I heard 'Umara, its meaning.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ح وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ: " شَكَوْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شِدَّةَ الرَّمْضَاءِ، فَمَا أَشْكَانَا " يَعْنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَقَالَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ: " فَلَمْ يُشْكِنَا " (٣)،

It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that we complained to the Prophet (peace be upon him) about the intense heat at the time of the Zuhr prayer, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not remove it (because the times of prayer are fixed by Allah).

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ كَانَ مَعَ الْخَوَارِجِ، ثُمَّ فَارَقَهُمْ، قَالَ:، ، دَخَلُوا قَرْيَةً، فَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ، ذَعِرًا يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ، فَقَالُوا: لَمْ تُرَعْ؟ قَالَ: وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رُعْتُمُونِي. قَالُوا: أَنْتَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ أَبِيكَ، حَدِيثًا يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُحَدِّثُنَاهُ؟ (١) قَالَ: نَعَمْ، سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ، وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي، وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي، قَالَ: " فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ ذَاكَ، فَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْمَقْتُولَ، قَالَ أَيُّوبُ: وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ، وَلَا تَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْقَاتِلَ ". قَالُوا: أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ أَبِيكَ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَقَدَّمُوهُ عَلَى ضَفَّةِ النَّهَرِ، فَضَرَبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَسَالَ دَمُهُ كَأَنَّهُ شِرَاكُ نَعْلٍ مَا ابْذَقَرَّ، وَبَقَرُوا أُمَّ وَلَدِهِ عَمَّا فِي بَطْنِهَا (٢)، ،

A man from Abdul Qais who was with the Khawarij and then separated from them says that the Khawarij entered a town, and from there, Abdullah bin Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) came out in fear, dragging his sheet. The Khawarij said to him, "Do not be afraid." He replied, "By Allah, you have frightened me." The Khawarij asked, "Are you Abdullah, the son of Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ)?" He replied, "Yes." The Khawarij said, "Have you heard any hadith from your father regarding the Prophet (ﷺ) that you can narrate to us?" He replied, "Yes, I heard my father say regarding the Prophet (ﷺ) that the Prophet (ﷺ), mentioning the time of tribulations, said: 'In that time, the one who is sitting will be better than the one who is standing, and the one who is standing will be better than the one who is walking, and the one who is walking will be better than the one who is running. If you reach that time, then become the slain servant of Allah, not the killer servant of Allah.'" The Khawarij asked, "Did you really hear this from your father regarding the Prophet (ﷺ)?" He replied, "Yes." So they seized Abdullah, took him to the bank of the river, and martyred him there. His blood was flowing as if it were a sandal strap that had not been separated. Then they ripped open the belly of his slave woman (umm walad) and killed her child as well.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ، نَحْوَهُ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَا امْذَقَرَّ، (١) يَعْنِي: لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقْ، وَقَالَ: " لَا تَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْقَاتِلَ ". وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ بَهْزٌ: أَيْضًا (٢)، ،

Narrated to us by Abu al-Nadr, narrated to us by Sulayman, from Humayd ibn Hilal, similarly, except that he said: "ma amdhaqarra," meaning it did not separate, and he said: "Do not be 'Abd Allah the killer," and likewise Bahz also said.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُضَرِّبٍ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى خَبَّابٍ، وَقَدْ اكْتَوَى فَقَالَ: مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا لَقِيَ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ مَا لَقِيتُ، لَقَدْ كُنْتُ وَمَا أَجِدُ دِرْهَمًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَإِنَّ لِي فِي نَاحِيَةِ بَيْتِي هَذَا أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفًا " وَلَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَانَا أَوْ نَهَى أَنْ نَتَمَنَّى الْمَوْتَ لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ " (١)، ،

Haritha reports: I went to visit Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was ill. He had cauterized his body. When he saw me, he said: I do not think anyone has suffered as much pain as I have. During the blessed era of the Prophet (peace be upon him), I could not get even a single dirham, and now in one corner of my house, forty thousand dirhams are buried. If I had not heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say, "None of you should wish for death," I would certainly have wished for it.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، (١) قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِخَبَّابٍ: هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَذَكَرَهُ (٢)،

Narrated to us by Abu Mu'awiyah, narrated to us by Al-A'mash, and Ibn Numayr, informed us by Al-A'mash, from 'Umara, from Abu Ma'mar, who said: I said to Khabbab, "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him...?" and he mentioned it.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ خَبَّابُ بْنُ الْأَرَتِّ: " كُنْتُ قَيْنًا بِمَكَّةَ، فَكُنْتُ أَعْمَلُ لِلْعَاصِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، فَاجْتَمَعَتْ لِي عَلَيْهِ دَرَاهِمُ، فَجِئْتُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَقَالَ: لَا أَقْضِيكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ". قَالَ: " قُلْتُ: وَاللهِ لَا أَكْفُرُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ، حَتَّى تَمُوتَ، ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ. قَالَ: فَإِذَا بُعِثْتُ كَانَ لِي مَالٌ وَوَلَدٌ؟ قَالَ: " فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ: {أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ، ، بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا} [مريم: ٧٧] ، حَتَّى بَلَغَ، {فَرْدًا} [مريم: ٨٠] " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Khabbab bin Al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) that I used to work with iron in Makkah Mukarramah and I was working for ‘As bin Wa’il. Once, some dirhams became due to me from him. I came to him to demand them, so he said, “I will not pay you until you deny Muhammad.” I said, “I will not deny Muhammad, not even if you die and are brought back to life.” He said, “When I am brought back to life, I will have wealth and children (then I will pay your debt).” I mentioned this incident to the Prophet (ﷺ), so Allah revealed this verse: “Have you seen the one who disbelieves in Our verses and says, ‘I will surely be given wealth and children [in the Hereafter]?’”

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ: أَتَيْنَا خَبَّابَ بْنَ الْأَرَتِّ نَعُودُهُ، وَقَدْ اكْتَوَى فِي بَطْنِهِ سَبْعًا، فَقَالَ: " لَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ، فَقَدْ طَالَ بِي مَرَضِي ". ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا الَّذِينَ مَضَوْا لَمْ تُنْقِصْهُمُ الدُّنْيَا شَيْئًا، وَإِنَّا أَصَبْنَا بَعْدَهُمْ مَا لَا نَجِدُ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا إِلَّا التُّرَابَ، وَقَالَ: كَانَ يَبْنِي حَائِطًا لَهُ، وَإِنَّ الْمَرْءَ الْمُسْلِمَ يُؤْجَرُ فِي نَفَقَتِهِ كُلِّهَا، إِلَّا فِي شَيْءٍ يَجْعَلُهُ فِي التُّرَابِ، قَالَ: وَشَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مُتَوَسِّدٌ بُرْدَةً لَهُ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَلَا تَسْتَنْصِرُ اللهَ لَنَا؟ فَجَلَسَ مُحْمَرًّا وَجْهُهُ، فَقَالَ: " وَاللهِ لَقَدْ كَانَ مَنْ كَانَ (١) قَبْلَكُمْ يُؤْخَذُ فَتُجْعَلُ الْمَنَاشِيرُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، فَيُفَرَّقُ بِفِرْقَتَيْنِ مَا يَصْرِفُهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ دِينِهِ، وَلَيُتِمَّنَّ اللهُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ، حَتَّى يَسِيرَ الرَّاكِبُ مَا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ وَحَضْرَمَوْتَ، لَا يَخَافُ إِلَّا اللهَ وَالذِّئْبَ عَلَى غَنَمِهِ " (٢)، ،

Qais says: We went to visit Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was busy constructing his garden. Seeing us, he said, "A Muslim receives reward for everything except for what he plants in this soil." He had treated himself by cauterizing his stomach seven times and was saying, "If the Prophet (ﷺ) had not forbidden us from praying for death, I would surely have prayed for it, because my illness has become prolonged." And he said, "Our companions who have passed away, the world could not diminish their reward in the least, and as for us, whatever we received after them, we found no place for it except in the soil." It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we presented ourselves in the court of the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah, reclining on his cloak. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for us and seek help for us." Upon hearing this, the face of the Prophet (ﷺ) turned red and he said, "For those before you, pits would be dug for them as a punishment for accepting the religion, and saws would be placed on their heads and their heads would be split, but this would not turn them away from their religion. Similarly, iron combs would be driven into the flesh and nerves behind their bones, but this pain would not turn them away from their religion. And Allah will surely complete this religion until a rider will travel between Sana'a and Hadramaut fearing none but Allah, or the attack of a wolf on his sheep. But you people are hasty."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَمْ تُنْقِصْهُمُ الدُّنْيَا شَيْئًا. " وَيُمْشَطُ بِأَمْشَاطِ الْحَدِيدِ مَا دُونَ عَظْمِهِ مِنْ لَحْمٍ وَعَصَبٍ، لَا يَصْرِفُهُ عَنْ دِينِهِ شَيْءٌ " (١)،

Muhammad ibn Yazid narrated to us, Isma'il narrated to us, and he mentioned its meaning except that he said: "The world did not diminish them in anything, and iron combs were used on the flesh and nerves beneath his bone, yet nothing turned him away from his religion."

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الْفَائِشِيِّ، (٢) عَنْ بِنْتٍ لِخَبَّابٍ، قَالَتْ: خَرَجَ خَبَّابٌ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَعَاهَدُنَا، حَتَّى كَانَ يَحْلُبُ عَنْزًا لَنَا، فَكَانَ يَحْلُبُهَا فِي جَفْنَةٍ لَنَا، فَكَانَتْ تَمْتَلِئُ حَتَّى تَطْفَحَ، قَالَتْ: فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ خَبَّابٌ حَلَبَهَا، فَعَادَ حِلَابُهَا إِلَى مَا كَانَ، قَالَ: فَقُلْنَا لِخَبَّابٍ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَحْلُبُهَا حَتَّى تَمْتَلِئَ جَفْنَتُنَا، فَلَمَّا حَلَبْتَهَا نَقَصَ حِلَابُهَا " (٣)، ،

The daughter of Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) says that Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) set out with an army, and behind him, the Prophet (ﷺ) took such care of us that he would milk our goat. The Prophet (ﷺ) would milk the goat into a large bowl, and the bowl would become full to the brim. When Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) returned and milked it, he extracted the usual amount of milk. We said to him that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to milk it and the bowl would become full to the brim, but when you milked it, the milk decreased.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُضَرِّبٍ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى خَبَّابٍ، وَقَدْ اكْتَوَى سَبْعًا فَقَالَ: لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " لَا يَتَمَنَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ " لَتَمَنَّيْتُهُ " وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَمْلِكُ دِرْهَمًا، وَإِنَّ فِي جَانِبِ بَيْتِي الْآنَ لَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ ". قَالَ: " ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِكَفَنِهِ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ بَكَى "، وَقَالَ: " لَكِنَّ حَمْزَةَ لَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ كَفَنٌ إِلَّا بُرْدَةٌ مَلْحَاءُ، إِذَا جُعِلَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ قَلَصَتْ عَنْ قَدَمَيْهِ، وَإِذَا جُعِلَتْ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ قَلَصَتْ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ، حَتَّى مُدَّتْ، ، عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَجُعِلَ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ الْإِذْخِرُ " (١)،

Haritha says that I went to visit Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) during his illness. He had cauterized his body. When he saw me, he said, "I do not think anyone has suffered as much pain as I have. During the blessed era of the Prophet (ﷺ), I could not get even a single dirham, and now, in one corner of my house, forty thousand dirhams are buried. If I had not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say that none of you should wish for death, I would certainly have wished for it." Then a shroud was brought to him, and seeing it, he began to weep and said, "Even Hamza did not get this much of a shroud. There was a simple sheet, which if placed over his head, his feet would be uncovered, and if placed over his feet, his head would be uncovered. So his head was covered with it, and idhkhir grass was placed over his feet."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسٌ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ: شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ، ، مُتَوَسِّدٌ بُرْدَةً فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، فَقُلْنَا: أَلَا تَسْتَنْصِرُ لَنَا اللهَ، أَوَلَا تَسْتَنْصِرُ لَنَا؟ فَقَالَ: " قَدْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ يُؤْخَذُ، فَيُحْفَرُ لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ، فَيُجَاءُ بِالْمِنْشَارِ فَيُوضَعُ (١) عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، فَيُجْعَلُ بِنِصْفَيْنِ، فَمَا يَصُدُّهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ دِينِهِ، وَيُمَشَّطُ بِأَمْشَاطِ الْحَدِيدِ مَا دُونَ عَظْمِهِ مِنْ لَحْمٍ وَعَصَبٍ فَمَا يَصُدُّهُ ذَلِكَ، وَاللهِ لَيُتِمَّنَّ اللهُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ حَتَّى يَسِيرَ الرَّاكِبُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى حَضْرَمَوْتَ لَا يَخَافُ إِلَّا اللهَ وَالذِّئْبَ عَلَى غَنَمِهِ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we presented ourselves in the court of the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting at that time in the shade of the Ka'bah, reclining on his cloak. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for us and seek help for us." Upon hearing this, the color of the blessed face of the Prophet (ﷺ) turned red and he said, "For the people before you, pits were dug as a punishment for accepting the religion, and saws were placed on their heads and their heads were split open, but this did not turn them away from their religion. In the same way, iron combs were used to tear the flesh and muscles from behind their bones, but even this pain did not turn them away from their religion. And Allah will surely complete this religion, until a rider will travel between Sana'a and Hadramaut and will fear none but Allah, or the attack of a wolf on his sheep. But you people are hasty."

حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يُونُسَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي خَبَّابُ بْنُ الْأَرَتِّ، قَالَ: إِنَّا لَقُعُودٌ عَلَى بَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَنْتَظِرُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ لِصَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ، إِذْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ: " اسْمَعُوا " فَقُلْنَا: سَمِعْنَا. ثُمَّ قَالَ: " اسْمَعُوا " فَقُلْنَا: سَمِعْنَا. فَقَالَ: " إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءُ، فَلَا تُعِينُوهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ، فَمَنْ، ، صَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ، فَلَنْ يَرِدَ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ " (١)،

It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting at the door of the Prophet (ﷺ) waiting for him to come out for the Zuhr prayer. The Prophet (ﷺ) came out and said, "Listen to me." The companions replied, "We are present." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Listen to me." The companions again replied as before. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Soon some rulers will come over you. Do not help them in their oppression, and whoever affirms their lies will never be able to come to me at the Pond of Kawthar."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ، قَالَ: " كُنْتُ رَجُلًا قَيْنًا، وَكَانَ لِي عَلَى الْعَاصِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ دَيْنٌ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَقَالَ: لَا، وَاللهِ لَا أَقْضِيكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ. فَقُلْتُ: وَاللهِ لَا أَكْفُرُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ، ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ. قَالَ: فَإِنِّي إِذَا مُتُّ ثُمَّ بُعِثْتُ جِئْتَنِي وَلِي ثَمَّ مَالٌ وَوَلَدٌ، فَأَعْطَيْتُكَ ". فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ: {أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا} [مريم: ٧٧] ، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ، {وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًا} [مريم: ٨٠] (٢)، ،

Khabbab bin Al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I used to work with iron in Makkah Mukarramah and I was working for ‘As bin Wa’il. Once, a sum of dirhams became due to me from him. I came to him to demand them, so he said, “I will not pay your debt until you deny Muhammad.” I said, “I will never deny Muhammad, even if you die and are brought back to life.” He said, “When I am brought back to life, I will have wealth and children (then I will pay your debt).” I mentioned this incident to the Prophet (ﷺ), so Allah revealed this verse: “Have you seen the one who disbelieves in Our verses and says, ‘I will surely be given wealth and children [in the Hereafter]?’”

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ: " كُنْتُ رَجُلًا قَيْنًا، وَكَانَ لِي عَلَى الْعَاصِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ حَقٌّ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ فَقَالَ: لَا أُعْطِيكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ، فَقُلْتُ: لَا وَاللهِ، لَا أَكْفُرُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ ". قَالَ: " فَضَحِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: سَيَكُونُ لِي ثَمَّ مَالٌ وَوَلَدٌ فَأُعْطِيكَ حَقَّكَ "، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ: {أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا أَطَّلَعَ الْغَيْبَ أَمْ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ عَهْدًا} الْآيَةَ [مريم: ٧٧ - ٧٨] (١)، ،

Khabbab bin Al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I used to work with iron in Makkah Mukarramah and I was working for ‘As bin Wa’il. Once, a sum of dirhams became due to me from him. I came to him to demand them, so he said, “I will not pay your debt until you deny Muhammad.” I said, “I will not deny Muhammad, not even if you die and are brought back to life.” He said, “When I am brought back to life, I will have wealth and children (then I will pay your debt).” I mentioned this incident to the Prophet (ﷺ), so Allah revealed this verse: “Have you seen the one who disbelieves in Our verses and says, ‘I will surely be given wealth and children [in the Hereafter]?’”

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ الْأَعْمَشَ، يَرْوِي عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ: هَاجَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمِنَّا مَنْ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ شَيْئًا، مِنْهُمْ: مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، لَمْ يَتْرُكْ إِلَّا نَمِرَةً إِذَا غَطُّوا بِهَا رَأْسَهُ بَدَتْ رِجْلَاهُ، وَإِذَا غَطَّيْنَا رِجْلَيْهِ بَدَا رَأْسُهُ، فَقَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " غَطُّوا رَأْسَهُ ". وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ (١) إِذْخِرًا، قَالَ: وَمِنَّا مَنْ أَيْنَعَ الثِّمَارَ، فَهُوَ يَهْدِبُهَا (٢)،

It is narrated from Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that we migrated with the Prophet (peace be upon him) solely for the pleasure of Allah, therefore our reward is with Allah. Now, some of us have departed from this world and did not partake of any of their reward. Among them was Mus'ab bin Umair, who was martyred at the Battle of Uhud, and we could not find anything to shroud him with except a single sheet. If we covered his head, his feet would remain uncovered, and if we covered his feet, his head would remain uncovered. The Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed us to cover his head and place a type of grass called 'izkhir' on his feet. And among us are some people whose fruits have ripened and they are gathering them.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: قُلْنَا لِخَبَّابٍ: هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ ". قَالَ: فَقُلْنَا: فَبِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: فَقَالَ: " بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِ " (٣)، ،

Abu Muammar says that we asked Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite (Qur'an) in the Zuhr prayer. He replied, "Yes." We asked, "How did you know?" He said, "Because of the movement of the blessed beard of the Prophet (ﷺ)."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسٌ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ خَبَّابًا، أَعُودُهُ، وَقَدْ اكْتَوَى سَبْعًا فِي بَطْنِهِ، وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: " لَوْلَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ " لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ (١)، ،

Qais says: I went to visit Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was engaged in the construction of his garden. He had treated himself by cauterizing his stomach seven times and was saying: If the Prophet (ﷺ) had not forbidden us from praying for death, I would certainly have prayed for it.