Not Even A Thorn !

 

 

Said ibn Aamir al-Jumahi's Story : 
as he stood there among the people of Quraysh he  saw him dying for a good cause that scene never left his mind he remembered that brave young man Khubaib ibn Adiy as he was tortured brutally for believing in one God . & then Said's life Changed forever .....................

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  :

Khubaib ibn Adiy was taken captive and escorted in a procession of thousands which was led by men like  Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, and Safwan ibn Umayah, and which included Said ibn Amir.

The women and children pushed him to the place set for his death. Khubaib's death was to be in revenge for Quraysh losses in the battle of Badr. When the assembled throng arrived at the appointed place with him, the prisoner, Khubaib said in a firm but quiet voice amid the shouting of women and children:

"If you would, leave me to pray two rakaats before my death."

This the Quraysh allowed. Khubaib faced the Ka'bah and prayed two rakaats. Then Khubaib faced the Quraysh leaders.

"By God, if you thought that I asked to pray out of fear of death, I would think the prayer not worth the trouble," he said.

Then the Meccans set about dismembering Khubayb's body while he was yet alive and taunting him in the process.

"Would you like Muhammad to be in your place while you go free?"

With his blood flowing, he replied, "By God, I would not want to be safe and secure among my family while even a thorn hurts Muhammad." People shook their fists in the air and the shouting increased.

"Kill him. Kill him!"

Khubaib lifted his eyes to the heavens above the wooden cross.

"Count them all, O Lord," he said. "Destroy them and let not a single one escape."

Thereafter it could not be counted the number of swords and spears which cut through Khubaib's body.

Watching that, Said could never forget about what happened to Khubaib these  are the stories  of good men who lived and died for a good cause they believed in  :) they gave thier lives for us to live may they  rest in peace .

Said ibn Aamir al-Jumahi :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Said ibn Aamir al-Jumahi (Arabic: سعيد بن عامر الجمحي‎) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Governor of Homs in Syria during the caliphate of Umar.
As a youth he was among the thousands who left for Tanim on the outskirts of Mecca at the invitation of the Quraish to witness the killing of Khubayb ibn Adiy, a companion of Muhammad whom they had captured and whose death was to be in revenge for Quraish losses in the battle of Badr. After accepting Islam shortly following Khubayb’s death Said ibn Aamir migrated to Medina and attached himself to Muhammad, participating in the battle of Khaybar and other engagements thereafter. After Muhammad’s death in 632 he continued active service under his two successors, Abu Bakr and Umar, who both knew Said for his honesty and piety and listened to his advice.
Umar appointed him as governor of Homs (Emessa) in Syria, which was then called little Kufa because, like Kufa, its inhabitants complained a lot about their leaders. During a visit to Syria, Umar asked the people of Homs if they had any complaints against their governor, to which they mentioned four. Umar summoned Said ibn Aamir, and in his presence asked the representatives of Homs to state their complaints.
The first complaint was the he left his home late every morning, to which Said replied that he had no servants, and that following prayers, reading the Quran and assisting his wife in preparing meals took some time. The second complaint was that he did not attend to anyone at night, which he explained was due to his practice of reserving the night for prayer. The third complaint was that once a month he left his house late in the afternoon, which he explained was a result of washing and drying his one change of clothes. The fourth complaint was that he occasionally fell into fits of unconsciousness. Said said that in Mecca he had witnessed Khubayb ibn Adiy’s torture and death by the Quraish. The Quraish offered him safety and protection of his wealth if he disowned Muhammad and he spurned the offer. Said added, that being an infidel at the time he did nothing to aid Khubayb and whenever he recalls the event he becomes overwhelmed with remorse and passes out. Umar dismissed the complaints and said:
“Thank Allah, my opinion about Said has been confirmed by this trial. Verily he is a great Muslim and those who complain against him in their ignorance own him an apology "