While ʿUmar was at home in a state of fear, there came Al-ʿAs bin Wail As-Sahmi Abu ʿAmr, wearing an embroidered cloak and a shirt having silk hems. He was from the tribe of Bani Sahm who were our allies during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. Al-ʿAs said to ʿUmar "What is wrong with you?" He said, "Your people claim that they would kill me if I become a Muslim." Al-ʿAs said, "Nobody will harm you after I have given protection to you." So Al-ʿAs went out and met the people streaming in the whole valley. He said, "Where are you going?" They said, "We want Ibn Al-Khattab who has embraced Islam." Al-ʿAs said, "There is no way for anybody to touch him." So the people retreated.

زَعَمَ قَوْمُكَ أَنَّهُمْ سَيَقْتُلُونِي إِنْ أَسْلَمْتُ قَالَ لاَ سَبِيلَ إِلَيْكَ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَالَهَا أَمِنْتُ فَخَرَجَ الْعَاصِ فَلَقِيَ النَّاسَ قَدْ سَالَ بِهِمُ الْوَادِي فَقَالَ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُونَ فَقَالُوا نُرِيدُ هَذَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ الَّذِي صَبَا قَالَ لاَ سَبِيلَ إِلَيْهِ فَكَرَّ النَّاسُ