Musnad Abi Ya'la 7215 — from a man of the tribe of Abd al-Qays who had

Humayd bin Hilal (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from a man of the tribe of Abd al-Qays who had been with the Kharijites and then left them; he related that (the Kharijites) entered a village, and Abdullah bin Khabbab (may Allah have mercy on him) came out, frightened, dragging his cloak. They said: "Do not be afraid." He said: "By Allah! You have frightened me." They said (again): "Do not be afraid." He said: "By Allah! You have truly frightened me." They asked: "Are you Abdullah bin Khabbab, the son of the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "Yes." They said: "Then have you heard from your father (Sayyiduna Khabbab bin al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him)) any hadith that you can relate to us from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned a tribulation?" He said (yes, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said): "In it the one sitting will be better than the one standing, the one standing will be better than the one walking, and the one walking will be better than the one running." And he also said: "If you live to see that time, be the servant of Allah who is killed." Ayyub (may Allah have mercy on him) says: To the best of my knowledge he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "And do not be the servant of Allah who kills." They asked: "Did you really hear your father relating this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "Yes." Then those oppressors brought him forward to the bank of the river and struck off his head, and his blood flowed in a single stream like a sandal strap, and they ripped open the belly of his pregnant slave-mother of his child (umm walad) and took out her child.