You will not receive anything from me.

You will not receive anything from me.” Khālid said, “I will not be harmed if you withhold your food and water because Allah will give me sustenance and subsistence.” After this conversation, his father ordered his brothers to imprison him. He was held in prison for three days, in the hot weather of Mecca without food or water until he escaped.

His father warned his other children, “Whoever dares to speak to Khālid will be treated likewise.” It was for this reason that Khālid broke ties with his family and attached himself to Allah’s Prophet (S). Henceforth, he was always seen in the company of the Noble Prophet (S).

After the news of Khālid’s conversion to Islam spread around Mecca, it was not only his father who threatened him and behaved ruthlessly toward him, but the leaders of the tribe of Quraysh also intimidated him with retribution. But Khālid firmly withstood all pressure and resisted the enemies of Islam. One day Abū Sufyān saw Khālid and said, “O Khālid! By becoming a Muslim, you have made your family lose their honor and prestige.” Khālid answered him, “You are wrong.

By becoming a Muslim, I have strengthened and completed the foundations of my family’s dignity.” Abū Sufyān, who was not expecting such a sharp and witty answer, threatened Khālid, “You are a young and unripe youth. I know that if you are made to undergo a small amount of physical and mental torture, you will renounce your new beliefs.”[^3] Khālid’s presence in different scenes and various events From the time of his conversion, he played an active role in all the events that came to pass.

We will mention some of those events. Emigration to Ethiopia When the polytheists and the idol-worshipers increased their oppression of the Muslims, Allah’s Prophet (S) gave orders that the Muslims should migrate to Ethiopia[^4] in order to seek refuge there under Negus, the just king of Ethiopia. Following this order, a group of Muslims migrated to Ethiopia.

After a short period of time a false rumor was spread among the immigrants in Ethiopia; a rumor that caused them to return to Mecca immaturely. But when they entered Mecca, they found out that there was no truth in it. They immediately returned to Ethiopia. This emigration is called the Second Migration in the history of Islam. Together with his wife and his brother, he went to Habashah (Ethiopia).