قَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ حُذَافَةَ بِكِتَابِهِ إِلَى كِسْرَى قَالَ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَدْفَعُهُ عَظِيمُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى كِسْرَى قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى كِسْرَى فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهُ مَزَّقَهُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَحَسِبْتُ ابْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَنْ يُمَزَّقُوا كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with him) with his letter to Kisra. He handed over that letter to the ruler of Bahrain so that he could deliver it to Kisra. Thus, the ruler of Bahrain delivered that letter to Kisra. When he read the letter, he tore it up. Sa'id bin Musayyib (peace and blessings be upon him) also narrated that because of this action, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) invoked a curse upon them that (they be destroyed in such a way that) they be torn to pieces.