A prisoner condemned to death, Khubayb sees his enemies' child approach him while he holds a razor. What he will do at that moment will mark their family forever.
A child had just approached a prisoner condemned to death.
The prisoner was named Khubayb ibn 'Adi, may Allah be pleased with him.
His hands were bound.
And in one of them… he held a razor.
Without realizing the danger, the little boy came closer, until he sat on the knees of Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him.
When his mother turned around and saw the scene, she froze.
Her child was alone with the man her family was about to kill.
And that man had a blade in his hands.
Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, looked up at her.
He immediately understood what she had just thought.
So, calmly, he asked her:
"Are you afraid that I will kill him?"
Then Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, added:
"I would never do that, if Allah wills."
The woman never forgot these words.
For Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, had every human reason to resent them.
He had been betrayed.
Captured.
Bound.
Sold.
And he now knew that they had decided to kill him.
Yet, when the child of those who held him prisoner found himself defenseless in his hands…
Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, did him no harm.
To understand how he had come to this, we must go back some time.
The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had sent a small group of his companions on a mission.
Among them was Khubayb ibn 'Adi, may Allah be pleased with him.
The group was commanded by 'Asim ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him.
But on the way, their traces were discovered.
Men began to pursue them.
They were many.
And many were excellent archers.
When the companions realized they were being followed, they took refuge on elevated ground.
But very quickly, their pursuers surrounded them.
They then made them a proposition.
They promised that if they came down and surrendered, no one would be killed.
'Asim ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, refused.
He did not trust them.
Arrows then began to fall.
'Asim ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, and several of his companions were killed.
In the end, only three men remained.
Among them was Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him.
The pursuers renewed their promise.
They swore to them that they would not kill them if they agreed to come down.
This time, the three men accepted.
But as soon as they were in their hands, their enemies detached the strings from their bows and used them to tie their prisoners.
One of the three companions immediately understood.
He told them in substance:
"This is the beginning of the betrayal."
He refused to go further with them.
They killed him.
Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, and his companion Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him, were taken to Mecca.
There, they were sold.
Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, was bought by the family of a man named al-Harith ibn 'Amir.
This family had a particular reason to want Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him.
At the Battle of Badr, al-Harith had been killed by Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him.
They now wanted revenge.
The days passed.
Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, remained a prisoner in their home.
He was bound with irons and knew that one day, someone would come for him.
Then a strange event occurred.
The woman of the house who observed Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, would later recount something she had never forgotten.
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