[Machine] "And by Allah, you have raised me well," they said. "Are you Abdullah bin Khabbab, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes." They asked, "Have you heard any narrations from your father about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that you could narrate to us?" He answered, "Yes, I have heard him mention a trial where those who remain sitting are better than those who stand, those who stand are better than those who walk, and those who walk are better than those who run." They said, "If you witness such a trial, then be Abdullah the one who is killed." Ayyub said, "I do not know him except to say that he is Abdullah bin Khabbab." They said, "And do not be Abdullah the one who kills." They asked, "Did you hear this from your father, who narrated it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes." They then placed him by the side of the river, and they severed his neck. His blood flowed as if it were the slit of a shoe. And they slaughtered his pregnant wife, ripping her womb open."  

وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رُعْتُمُونِي قَالُوا أَنْتَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ أَبِيكَ حَدِيثًا يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تُحَدِّثُنَاهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي قَالَ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ ذَاكَ فَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْمَقْتُولَ قَالَ أَيُّوبُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ وَلَا تَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْقَاتِلَ قَالُوا أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ أَبِيكَ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَدَّمُوهُ عَلَى ضَفَّةِ النَّهَرِ فَضَرَبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَسَالَ دَمُهُ كَأَنَّهُ شِرَاكُ نَعْلٍ مَا ابْذَقَرَّ وَبَقَرُوا أُمَّ وَلَدِهِ عَمَّا فِي بَطْنِهَا  

[Machine] A man from the tribe of Abdul Qais narrated to us while we were sitting in the grand mosque. He said, "I accompanied the companions of the river, and I was among them. Then I disliked their situation and feared they would kill me. While I was with a group of them, we came upon a village with a river between us and the village. Suddenly, a man from the village came out terrified. They said to him, 'It is as if we terrified you.' He replied, 'Indeed.' They said, 'You have no reason to be scared.' I said, 'By Allah, they recognize him, but I do not recognize him.' They said, 'Are you the son of Khabbab, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' He replied, 'Yes.' They asked, 'Did you hear any traditions from your father about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' He answered, 'Yes, I heard my father narrate from the Prophet ﷺ who mentioned a tribulation. He said, 'The one who sits during it is better than the one who stands, and the one who stands is better than the one who walks, and the one who walks is better than the one who runs. If you find yourself in it, then be the slave of Allah who is killed.' They brought him near the bank of the river and slaughtered him. I saw his blood flowing in the water like a colored thread. I have never had companions whom I regarded with greater hatred than them until I found solitude and escaped."  

ثنا رَجُلٌ مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ كَانَ يُجَالِسُنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْجَامِعِ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ أَصْحَابَ النَّهَرِ فَكُنْتُ فِيهِمْ ثُمَّ كَرِهْتُ أَمْرَهُمْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُونِي فَبَيْنَا أَنَا مَعَ طَائِفَةٍ مِنْهُمْ إِذْ أَتَيْنَا عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ وَبَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقَرْيَةِ نَهَرٌ إِذْ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ مُرَوَّعًا فَقَالُوا لَهُ كَأَنَّا رَوَّعْنَاكَ قَالَ أَجَلْ قَالُوا لَا رَوْعَ لَكَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ يَعْرِفُوهُ وَلَمْ أَعْرِفْهُ فَقَالُوا أَنْتَ ابْنُ خَبَّابٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالُوا هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ أَبِيكَ حَدِيثًا تُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً فَقَالَ «الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِيِ وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِيِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكَتْكَ فَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْمَقْتُولَ» قَالَ فَقَرَّبُوهُ إِلَى شَطِّ النَّهَرِ فَذَبَحُوهُ فَرَأَيْتُ دَمَهُ يَسِيلُ فِي الْمَاءِ مِثْلَ الشِّرَاكِ مَا ابْذَقَرَّ قَالَ فَأَخَذُوا أُمَّ وَلَدِهِ فَقَتَلُوها وَكَانَتْ حُبْلَى فَبَقَرُوا بَطْنَهَا لَمْ أَصْحَبْ قَوْمًا هُمْ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيَّ صُحْبَةً مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ خَلْوَةً فَانْفَلَتُّ  

[Machine] I was with the Khawarij and we came across a man. They asked him, "Are you Abdullah ibn Khabbab, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes." They asked him, "Are you narrating to us from your father, from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes, I heard my father narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said, 'There will be a time of strife in which the one who stays behind is better than the one who stands, and the one who stands is better than the one who walks, and the one who walks is better than the one who runs. So if that is the case, then be Abdullah, the one who is killed.'" They said to him, "So be you Abdullah, the one who is killed." They took him to the bank of the river and slit his throat, and his blood flowed like the redness of shoes. Then they approached his pregnant wife and slaughtered her. When I saw that, I left them.  

كُنْتُ مَعَ الْخَوَارِجِ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَقَالُوا أَنْتَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا فَهَلْ أَنْتَ مُحَدِّثُنا عَنْ أَبِيكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْمَاشِيِ وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنَ السَّاعِيِ فَإِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْمَقْتُولَ» فَقَالُوا لَهُ فَكُنْ أَنْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْمَقْتُولَ قَالَ فَقَدَّمُوهُ إِلَى ضَفَّةِ النَّهَرِ فَضَرَبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَجَرَى دَمُهُ كَأَنَّهُ شِرَاكُ نَعْلٍ مَا ابْذَقَرَّ ثُمَّ قَرَّبُوا أُمَّ وَلَدِهِ فَبَقَرُوها عَمَّا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ فَارَقْتُهُمْ