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Sunan Abi Dawud 2660 (Book 15, Hadith 184) #22950
Bravery in the Face of Adversity

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the bravery of Asim bin Thabit and his companions Khubaib, Zaid bin Al Lathnah and another man who refused to surrender to the disbelievers despite being outnumbered.

Abu Hurairah said "The Prophet sent ten persons (on an expedition) and appointed 'Asim bin Thabit their commander. About one hundred men of Hudhail who were archers came out to (attack) them. When 'Asim felt their presence, they took cover in a hillock. They aid to them "Come down and surrender and we make a covenant and pact with you that we shall not kill any of you"'.Asim said "I do not come to the protection of a disbeliever. Then they shot them with arrows and killed 'Asim in a company of seven persons. The other three persons came down to their covenant and pact. They were Khubaib, Zaid bin Al Lathnah and another man. When they overpowered them, they untied their bow strings and tied them with them". The third person said "This is the first treachery. I swear by Allaah, I shall not accompany you. In them (my companions) is an example for me. They pulled him, but he refused to accompany them, so they killed him. Khubaib remained their captive until they agreed to kill him. He asked for a razor to shave his pubes. When they brought him outside to kill him. Khubaib said to them "Let me offer two rak’ahs of prayer". He then said "I swear by Allaah, if you did not think that I did this out of fear. I would have increased (the number of rak’ahs).
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ - أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ جَارِيَةَ الثَّقَفِيُّ، - حَلِيفُ بَنِي زُهْرَةَ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَشَرَةً عَيْنًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَاصِمَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ فَنَفَرُوا لَهُمْ هُذَيْلٌ بِقَرِيبٍ مِنْ مِائَةِ رَجُلٍ رَامٍ فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ بِهِمْ عَاصِمٌ لَجَئُوا إِلَى قَرْدَدٍ فَقَالُوا لَهُمُ انْزِلُوا فَأَعْطُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْعَهْدُ وَالْمِيثَاقُ أَنْ لاَ نَقْتُلَ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدًا فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلاَ أَنْزِلُ فِي ذِمَّةِ كَافِرٍ ‏.‏ فَرَمَوْهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ فَقَتَلُوا عَاصِمًا فِي سَبْعَةِ نَفَرٍ وَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ عَلَى الْعَهْدِ وَالْمِيثَاقِ مِنْهُمْ خُبَيْبٌ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ الدَّثِنَةِ وَرَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَلَمَّا اسْتَمْكَنُوا مِنْهُمْ أَطْلَقُوا أَوْتَارَ قِسِيِّهِمْ فَرَبَطُوهُمْ بِهَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ الثَّالِثُ هَذَا أَوَّلُ الْغَدْرِ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَصْحَبُكُمْ إِنَّ لِي بِهَؤُلاَءِ لأُسْوَةً ‏.‏ فَجَرُّوهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَصْحَبَهُمْ فَقَتَلُوهُ فَلَبِثَ خُبَيْبٌ أَسِيرًا حَتَّى أَجْمَعُوا قَتْلَهُ فَاسْتَعَارَ مُوسَى يَسْتَحِدُّ بِهَا فَلَمَّا خَرَجُوا بِهِ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ خُبَيْبٌ دَعُونِي أَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلاَ أَنْ تَحْسِبُوا مَا بِي جَزَعًا لَزِدْتُ

TOPICS
courage  *  faith  *  sacrifice  *  martyrdom  *  alqawwah  *  iman  *  inqiyad  *  shahadah

QUICK LESSONS:
Have courage & faith even when faced with adversity; Stand up for what is right; Do not give up your beliefs no matter how hard things get; Be willing to sacrifice your life if needed for something greater than yourself; Follow Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) teachings & examples .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the courage and faith of four men, Asim bin Thabit, Khubaib, Zaid bin Al Lathnah and another man. They were sent on an expedition by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ with 'Asim as their commander. When they were attacked by a hundred archers from Hudhail tribe, they took cover in a hillock. The attackers offered them to surrender but 'Asim refused saying he would not come under protection of a disbeliever. Despite being outnumbered they fought bravely until all four were killed except for Khubaib who was taken captive until he was killed later on. All four men showed great courage in face of adversity and did not give up their faith even when faced with death. They are an example for us all that we should never give up our faith no matter what situation we are in or how difficult it may seem at first glance. We should always strive to do what is right even if it means sacrificing our lives for it as these brave men did so that future generations can live peacefully without fear or oppression from anyone else's hands.

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