English translation
152. It was narrated from Sâlim that a poet praised Bilâl bin 'Abdullâh and said: "Bilâl bin 'Abdullâh is better than any other Bilâl." Ibn 'Umar said: 'You are lying. The Bilâl of the Messenger of Allâh is better than any other Bilâl.'" (Da'if) (16/11) The Virtues Of Khabbâb His full name is Khabbâb bin Aratt bin Jandalah bin Sa'd bin Khuzaimah Al-Tamim, nicknamed Abu 'Abdullâh or Abu Ahmad or Abu Yahya. He was enslaved in the days of pre-Islamic Ignorance (Jâhiliyyah) during the plundering of a certain tribe, and was sold in Makkah. Umm Annâr bint Sibâ' purchased him. He is the sixth among those who loudly proclaimed their Islam. The idolaters tortured him by making him lie over burning-hot stones that burned the flesh of his back. All these cruelties failed to break his determination. He died after a protracted illness at the age of seventy- three in 37 AH. 'Ali ﷺ led his funeral prayer. He was the first Companion to be buried in Kufah.