Dialogue Between al-Aswad al-`Ansi and Abu Muslim al-Khawlani
Hiwar Bayn at-Taqiyy wa-sh-Shaqiyy
Dialogue Between al-Aswad al-`Ansi and Abu Muslim al-Khawlani Al Aswad al `Ansi, a man in Yemen who claimed prophethood, asked Abu Muslimto believe in him and testify that he is a messenger. Abu Muslim told him: I can't hear a thing. So Abu Muslim, one of the awliyaa'(friends, allies of Allah) from the second generation of Muslims, belied him. Al Aswad al `Ansi prepared firewood and threw him in fire. Abu Muslimsaid: Hasbuna'Llah wa ni`mal wakeel (Allahis sufficient for us and He is the best Protector . the words that ProphetIbrahim `alayhis salam said when he was thrown in fire), so Allah made thefire cool and safe for him.[Later] `Umar hugged him in joy and said: Welcome, O Khaleel(i.e. referring to Prophet Ibrahim `alayhis salam) of this Ummah - orthe man who resembled al-Khaleel Ibraheem, or as he said, may Allahbe pleased with him. Why? Because the Taqiyy (pious one) knewAllah and the Shaqiyy (wretched one) denied Allah's favors and went beyond thelimits in transgression against Allah and His awliyaa' (allies). Dialogue between Rab`ee ibn `Aamir and Rustum Rab`ee bin `Aamir entered upon Rustom, the leader of Persia, who had 280,000soldiers under him. Rustum addressed him with arrogance of one who haspower, What brought you here?. . Rab`ee was wearing a thorn robe andhad with him a spear and an old horse.Rustom told him laughingly, while his ministers and companions were sittingwith him: You came to conquer the world with this spear, an oldhorse and a thorn robe? So Rab`ee ibn `Aamir responded to him,confident in Allah's help: Allah sentus to take servants from servitude to (other) servants to servitude of the Lordof servants, and from the narrowness of this world to the vastness of thehereafter, and from the tyranny of religions to the justice of Islam. So the wretched one responded to him after the reply of Rab`ee bin `Aamirbaffled him: Do not exit my palace or hall until you carry soil onyour head, so Rab`ee bin `Aamir carried soil and said to his companions,This is a glad tiding that Allah will let us own their land.Later, Sa`d bin Abi Waqqaas entered this land victoriously and entered thehall of misguidance and smashed the den of the Persian idolatry, and said, whatwas related in the Qur'an, How much they left behind of gardensand springs and crops and noble sites and comfort wherein they were amused. Thus. And we caused it to be inherited by another people. [Ad-Dukhaan,44:25-28]These are two adversaries who have disputed over theirLord. [Hajj, 22:19] Such end befell those who did not knowAllah, who did not obey his orders, nor shunned what He forbade. Dialogue Between Khubayb bin `Adiyy and Disbelievers Khubayb bin `Adiyy was brought to be hung and was asked, What do youwish o Khubayb? He said to the disbelieving, pagan polytheists: I wish to pray two units of prayer, so he stood up, made ablution,quickly prayed two rak`ahs, and then told them: By Allah, if youwould not think that I fear death, I would lengthen the two units ofprayer. Then they raised him to hang him and he supplicated againstthem: O Allah, count them one by one, kill them to do away withthem, and do not leave any one of them. They said: Do you wishthat Muhammad be in your place and that you be with your family and yourwealth? He said, No, by Allah, I do not wish that theMessenger of Allah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, be hurt by a thorn, and that Ibe with my family and my wealth. Then they killed him.Biographers, such as Moosa bin `Uqbah, said Khubayb bin `Adiyy said before hewas killed: O Allah, inform the Prophet what happened to me. As-Salaamu`alayka, O Messenger of Allah, as-Salamu `alayka O Messenger of Allah, as-Salamu`alayka O Messenger of Allah. He was in Makkah, while the Messenger,sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, was in Madinah, and who said at that moment: . `Alaykas-Salam O Khubayb, `Alaykas-Salam O Khubayb, `Alaykas-Salam O Khubayb. Then Khubayb recited a poem about his death:I do not care if I am killed as a Muslim,
From which side my death comes in the way of Allah.
And that is for His sake, if He wills,
He will bless parts of the body torn.