Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Mudrik bin ‘Awf Ahmasi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I was with Hazrat ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when a messenger from Nu‘man bin Muqarrin (may Allah have mercy on him) arrived. Hazrat ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him about the condition of the Mujahideen, so he informed that such and such persons had been martyred, and some others had also been martyred whom I do not know. That person said, “O Commander of the Faithful! There was also a man who was offering himself for death.” Upon this, Hazrat Mudrik bin ‘Awf (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “O Commander of the Faithful! By Allah, he was my maternal uncle. People think that he brought destruction upon himself with his own hands.” Hazrat ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “They are lying; he is among those who have purchased the Hereafter in exchange for this world.”