The companions رضي الله عنهم
Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt رضي الله عنه
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A persecuted believer who asked the Prophet ﷺ for help and refused to abandon his faith for repayment of a debt.
He refused to abandon his faith for repayment
His challenges and choices
- He and other persecuted believers asked the Prophet ﷺ to seek Allah's help for them.
- Al-ʿĀṣ ibn Wāʾil refused to repay his debt unless he disbelieved in Muḥammad ﷺ; he refused.
His standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ recalled earlier believers who endured torture without abandoning their religion, foretold the security Islam would bring, and told them they were being hasty.
In the Qur'an
- Maryam 19:77–78 — The warning following al-ʿĀṣ ibn Wāʾil's refusal to repay his debt and his claim about wealth after resurrection.Reported occasion of revelation
Connected lives
- Muṣʿab ibn ʿUmayr رضي الله عنه
Khabbāb رضي الله عنه said he died before taking anything of his reward in this world.
Sources and accounts
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Khabbāb ibn al-Aratt رضي الله عنه
He refused to abandon his faith for repayment
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2091He and other persecuted believers asked the Prophet ﷺ to seek Allah's help for them.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3612Al-ʿĀṣ ibn Wāʾil refused to repay his debt unless he disbelieved in Muḥammad ﷺ; he refused.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2091The Prophet ﷺ recalled earlier believers who endured torture without abandoning their religion, foretold the security Islam would bring, and told them they were being hasty.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 361219:77–78 — The warning following al-ʿĀṣ ibn Wāʾil's refusal to repay his debt and his claim about wealth after resurrection.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2091Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2091; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3612; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2091; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3612
Connected accounts
Muṣʿab ibn ʿUmayr رضي الله عنه — Khabbāb رضي الله عنه said he died before taking anything of his reward in this world.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1276