\nNarrated Khabbab bin Al-Arat:\n \n\nWe complained to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (of the persecution inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was \nsitting in the shade of the Ka`ba, leaning over his Burd (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him, "Would \nyou seek help for us? Would you pray to Allah for us?" He said, "Among the nations before you a \n(believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head \nand he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His \nbody would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet \nthat would not make him abandon his religion. By Allah, this religion (i.e. Islam) will prevail till a \ntraveler from Sana (in Yemen) to Hadrarmaut will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as regards his sheep, \nbut you (people) are hasty.\n

\nNarrated Khabbab bin Al-Arat:\n \n\nWe complained to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (of the persecution inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was \nsitting in the shade of the Ka`ba, leaning over his Burd (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him, "Would \nyou seek help for us? Would you pray to Allah for us?" He said, "Among the nations before you a \n(believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head \nand he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His \nbody would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet \nthat would not make him abandon his religion. By Allah, this religion (i.e. Islam) will prevail till a \ntraveler from Sana (in Yemen) to Hadrarmaut will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as regards his sheep, \nbut you (people) are hasty.\n

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسٌ، عَنْ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الأَرَتِّ، قَالَ شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ مُتَوَسِّدٌ بُرْدَةً لَهُ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، قُلْنَا لَهُ أَلاَ تَسْتَنْصِرُ لَنَا أَلاَ تَدْعُو اللَّهَ لَنَا قَالَ ‏\n"‏ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ يُحْفَرُ لَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ فَيُجْعَلُ فِيهِ، فَيُجَاءُ بِالْمِنْشَارِ، فَيُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَيُشَقُّ بِاثْنَتَيْنِ، وَمَا يَصُدُّهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ دِينِهِ، وَيُمْشَطُ بِأَمْشَاطِ الْحَدِيدِ، مَا دُونَ لَحْمِهِ مِنْ عَظْمٍ أَوْ عَصَبٍ، وَمَا يَصُدُّهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ دِينِهِ، وَاللَّهِ لَيُتِمَّنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ حَتَّى يَسِيرَ الرَّاكِبُ مِنْ صَنْعَاءَ إِلَى حَضْرَمَوْتَ، لاَ يَخَافُ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ أَوِ الذِّئْبَ عَلَى غَنَمِهِ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ‏"‏‏.‏