HADHRAT MAAWIYAH (RA) -

Hadhrat Maawiyah (RA) was the freed slave girl of Hujayr Ibn Abi Ihaab. It is in her house that Hadhrat Khubayb Ibn Adi (RA) was confined to in Makkah until the sacred months would pass so he may be killed.

She after embracing Islam used to narrate his story as: By Allah, I saw no one better than Khubayb. I used to spy on him through the door opening; he used to be in chains, I was unaware of any grape existence on earth (i.e. it was not the season. However, in his hands used to be a bunch of grapes the size of a man's head, he used to be eating from it and that was Allah's provision.

Khubayb used to recite the Holy Qur'an in Tahajjud. The women folk used to listen and cry and have a soft heart for him . Hadhrat Maawiyah (RA) says, "I said to him, O Khubayb ! Have you any need?" He replied, "No, but that you give me to drink sweet water and not feed me what has been sacrificed on idols' names and that you inform me when they plan to kill me."

When the sacred months elapsed and they planned his death, I came and informed him. By Allah ! I didn't see him at all affected or concerned, instead he said, "Send me a razor so I may shave." She further states: I sent him a razor with my son Abu Husayn (her adopted son). When the child went, I thought, 'What is he going to do? - 'I have sent this child with a razor so he may kill him in revenge. When my son brought to him the razor he said to him in a joke, "Iswear by your father! You are brave. Didn't your mother fear when she sent you with this razorthat I might betray her when you are actually planning to kill me?"

Hadhrat Maawiyah (RA) says, "I was listening to this, thus I said, ' O Khubayb! I trusted you with Allah's trust and I gave you with your Lord' s trust and not that you kill my son." Hadhrat Khubayb (RA) replied, "I do not intend to kill him. We, in our religion do not permit betrayal." She says, "I informed him that they intended to kill him the foliowing morning."

She further states, "They unchained him and took him to 'Tan'eem'. Women, children, slaves and a congregation from the people of Makkah accompanied him. Hadhrat Khubayb was then taken to his place of execution. He asked if he could be given an opportunity to offer two rakaats salaah. They granted him the opportunity, thus he offered two short rakaats. (Thereafter he was killed.)