[Machine] As'ad ibn Zurarah died in the month of Shawwal, nine months after the Hijrah. On that day, the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was being built, and this was before the Battle of Badr. The Banu Najjar came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him that their leader had died, and they asked him to appoint a new leader for them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am your leader." The Goldsmith remained silent about the incident in his summary.  

مَاتَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ فِي شَوَّالٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ تِسْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ مِنَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَمَسْجِدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُبْنَى يَوْمَئِذٍ؛ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ بَدْرٍ فَجَاءَتْ بَنُو النَّجَّارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا قَدْ مَاتَ نَقِيبُنَا فَنَقِّبْ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنَا نَقِيبُكُمْ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص