Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 36052 — The sending of al-Numan bin Muqarrin

Mudrik bin Awf al-Ahmasi said: I was with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when the messenger of Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him about the people. He mentioned the fighters who were martyred in the battle of Nihawand, and said that so-and-so son of so-and-so was martyred, as well as some others whom we do not know. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "But Allah knows them." The people said: "And a man who sold his life," meaning Awf bin Abi Hayyah Abu Shubayl al-Ahmasi. On hearing this Mudrik bin Awf said: "By Allah, O Commander of the Faithful, he is my maternal uncle. People claim that he threw himself into destruction." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Those people lie. He bought the Hereafter in exchange for the world." Isma'il said: When he was wounded he was fasting. A trace of life remained in him. Water was offered to him but he refused to drink, and he died in that state.