It is narrated from Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that we complained to the Prophet (peace be upon him) about the intense heat at the time of the Zuhr prayer, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not remove this hardship (because the times of prayer are fixed by Allah).

Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the participants of the Battle of Badr, says that once I was waiting for the Prophet (peace be upon him) at night. The Prophet (peace be upon him) started the prayer and kept praying the whole night until the time of Fajr. Then he ended his prayer with salam. After that, Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you! Tonight you performed such a prayer that I have never seen you pray like this before." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Yes. This was a prayer of encouragement and warning. In this prayer, I asked my Lord for three things, out of which He granted me two and refused one. I requested my Lord not to destroy us as He destroyed the previous nations; He accepted this request of mine. Then I requested Him not to impose any external enemy upon us; He also accepted this. Then I requested my Lord not to divide us into different sects, but He did not accept this request of mine."

Haritha reports that we went to visit Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was ill, and he said: "If I had not heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying that none of you should wish for death, I would certainly have wished for it." Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the participants of the Battle of Badr, says: "Once, at night, I was waiting for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to pray and continued praying all night until the time of Fajr. Then he ended his prayer with salam. After that, Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you, tonight you performed such a prayer that...' Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith."

Yaqoob narrated to us, my father narrated to us, from Salih, Ibn Shihab said, Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal informed me, from Abdullah ibn Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, that Khabbab said: I observed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in a prayer which he prayed until it was with the dawn. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, finished his prayer with salam, Khabbab came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, you have prayed... and he mentioned similar to the hadith of Shu'ayb.

Abu Ma'mar says that we asked Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recite (Qur'an) in the Zuhr prayer. He replied, "Yes." We asked, "How did you know?" He said, "Because of the movement of his blessed beard."

It is narrated from Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we presented ourselves in the court of the Prophet (peace be upon him). At that time, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah, reclining on his cloak. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for us and seek help for us." Upon hearing this, the face of the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned red and he said, "For the people before you, pits were dug as punishment for accepting the religion, and saws were placed on their heads and their heads were split open, but this did not turn them away from their religion. Similarly, iron combs were used to tear the flesh and nerves from behind their bones, but even this pain did not turn them away from their religion. And Allah will surely complete this religion, until a rider will travel from Sana'a to Hadramaut fearing none but Allah, or fearing the attack of a wolf on his sheep. But you people are hasty."

It is narrated from Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) that we migrated with the Prophet (peace be upon him) solely for the pleasure of Allah, therefore our reward is with Allah. Now, some of us have passed away and did not partake of any of their reward. Among them was Hazrat Mus'ab bin Umair, who was martyred at the Battle of Uhud, and we could not find anything to shroud him with except a single sheet. If we covered his head, his feet would remain uncovered, and if we covered his feet, his head would remain uncovered. The Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed us to cover his head and place a type of grass called 'izkhir' on his feet. And some of us are those whose fruits have ripened and they are gathering them.

Qais says that we went to visit Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was engaged in the construction of his garden. Seeing us, he said that a Muslim receives reward for everything except for what he plants in this soil. He had treated himself by cauterizing his stomach seven times and was saying that if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not forbidden us from praying for death, I would certainly have prayed for it.

Abu Muammar says that we asked Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), did the Prophet (peace be upon him) recite (Qur'an) in the Zuhr prayer? He said, yes. We asked, how did you know? He replied, because of the movement of the blessed beard of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Abu Muammar says that we asked Hazrat Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), did the Prophet (peace be upon him) recite (Qur'an) in the Zuhr prayer? He said, yes. We asked, how did you know? He replied, because of the movement of the blessed beard of the Prophet (peace be upon him).