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The Prophet expressed his heartiest welcome as he shook Khaalid's hand. Khaalid instantly said, "I
bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Messenger."
Simultaneously, the repressed joyful songs within him were set free. In fact, his celebration burst forth,
and his father found out about his Islam.
Now, on the day of Khaalid's Islam, only four or five people had already preceded him in embracing
Islam. Sa'iid thought that his son's early Islam would expose him to the humiliation and ridicule of the
Quraish people. The Islam of one of Sa'iid Ibn Al-'Aas's sons, had sufficed to shake the ground under
Sa'iid's feet and throw doubts upon the credibility of his leadership.
Hence, he summoned Khaalid and asked him, "Is it true that you have followed Muhammad, despite
his blasphemy against our gods?' Khaalid courageously answered, "By Allah, he speaks the truth. I do
believe in him and I will follow and obey him."
No sooner had he finished these words than his father leaped on him and beat him ruthlessly. Then
he threw him into a pitch dark room in his house, where he was imprisoned. He tortured him with thirst,
hunger, and exhaustion. Yet Khaalid kept on crying out from behind his bars, "By Allah, he speaks the
truth and I do believe in him."
Sa`iid realized that this torture was not enough; therefore, he dragged him to the sun-baked ground
and dug a ditch for him between its heavy burning rocks and kept him there for three days without shade
or cover. He had absolutely nothing to drink during those three days. His father gave up all hope that his
son would turn back from his faith, so he dragged him back home and kept on luring him to apostatize
from the new religion, then threatened him.
This maneuver of promising and threatening went on for a while, yet Khaalid was solid as a rock as
he said to his father, "I will not turn apostate even if you promise me the world. I will live and die as a
Muslim, so help me Allah." Sa'iid lost his temper and shouted fiercely, "Get out of my sight, you fool!
By Al-Laat, I will not sustain you from now on." Khaalid answered, "Allah is the best of those who
make provision."
Thus, he left the luxurious house that was full of food, clothes, and comfort. He left it to experience
need and deprivation. But why should he worry when he had his faith by his side? Was he not in full
control over his conscience and destiny? Then why should he be bothered by hunger, deprivation, or
even torture? If a man found all he was looking for in the great truth that Muhammad was inviting people
to believe in, there should be nothing in the whole world that could prove to be more important to him
than his inner self, which he would then sell to Allah in a bargain in which Allah was both the owner and
purchaser!
Thus, Khaalid Ibn Sa'iid subdued torture with sacrifice and overcame deprivation with faith. When
the Prophet (PBUH) ordered his believing companions to embark on the second emigration to Abyssinia,
Khaalid Ibn Sa'iid was one of the muhaajiiruun.
Khaalid settled there for the time destined by Allah. Then he returned to his house with his brethren
in A.H. 7. When they arrived, the Muslims had just finished the conquest of Khaibar. Khaalid settled in
Al-Madiinah amidst the new Muslim society whose nucleus he was a part of, being one of the five first
Muslims who had witnessed its birth and established its foundations.
Khaalid did not miss a war or a battle. He was always the first to go forth during war time.
As one of the foremost Muslims, and highly conscientious and disciplined, Khaalid was always
loved and honored.
He respected his conviction. Hence, he refused to hide or bargain with it. For instance, before the
Prophet (PBUH) died, he assigned Khaalid to the post of Governor of Yemen. When he heard the news