Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسٌ عَنْ خَبَّابٍ قَالَ شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُتَوَسِّدٌ بُرْدَةً لَهُ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ فَقُلْنَا أَلَا تَسْتَنْصِرُ لَنَا أَلَا تَدْعُو لَنَا؟ فَقَالَ «قَدْ كَانَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ يُؤْخَذُ الرَّجُلُ فَيُحْفَرُ لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيُجْعَلُ فِيهَا فَيُؤْتَى بِالْمِنْشَارِ فَيُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَيُجْعَلُ بِنِصْفَيْنِ وَيُمَشَّطُ بِأَمْشَاطِ الْحَدِيدِ فِيمَا دُونَ عَظْمِهِ وَلَحْمِهِ فَمَا يَصْرِفُهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ دِينِهِ وَاللَّهِ لَيَتِمَّنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ حَتَّى يَسِيرَ الرَّاكِبُ مِنْ صَنْعَاءَ إِلَى حَضْرَمَوْتَ لَا يَخَافُ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَالذِّئْبَ عَلَى غَنَمِهِ وَلَكِنَّكُمْ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ»
English Translation
Abu Khalifah informed us, Musaddad narrated to us from Yahya from Isma'il who said: Qays narrated to me from Khabbab who said: We complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) while he was reclining on his cloak in the shade of the Ka'bah. We said: Will you not seek help for us? Will you not supplicate for us? He said: "Among those before you, a man would be seized and a pit would be dug for him in the earth, and he would be placed in it. Then a saw would be brought and placed on his head and he would be cut in half. He would be combed with iron combs between his flesh and bones, but that would not turn him away from his religion. By Allah, this matter will certainly be completed until a rider travels from Sana'a to Hadramawt fearing none but Allah and the wolf over his sheep, but you are hasty."