Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34338 — What I have memorised on al-Zubayr

Hisham bin Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Indeed the first man to draw a sword in the path of Allah is Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him). A rumour was spread that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had been seized. So Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) went out, cleaving through the people with his sword, and reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the upper part of Makkah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: 'O Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), what is the matter with you?' He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'I was told that you (peace and blessings be upon him) had been seized.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for good for him and also prayed for his sword."