I saw (the dead body) of Abdullah b. Zubair hanging on the road of Medina (leading to Mecca). The Quraish passed by it and other people too, that Abdullah b. Umar happened to pass by it. He stood up there and said: May there be peace upon you, Abu Khubaib (the Kunya of Hadrat 'Abdullah b. Zubair), may there be peace upon you Abu Khubaib, may there be peace upon you, Abu Khubaib! By Allah, I used to forbid you from this; by Allah, I used to forbid you from this, by Allah I used to forbid you from this. By Allah, so far as I know, you had been very much devoted to fasting and prayer and you had been paying very much care to cementing the ties of blood. By Allah, the group to which you belong (are labelled) as (a) wicked (person) is indeed a fine group. Then 'Abdullah b. 'Umar went away. The stand 'Abdullah (b. 'Umar) took in regard to the inhuman treatment (meted out to 'Abdullah b. Zubair) and his words (in that connection) were conveyed to Hajjaj (b. Yusuf) and (as a consequence of that) he (the body of Abdullah b. Zubair) was brought down from the stump (the scaffold) by which it was hanging and thrown into the graves of the Jews. He (Hajjaj) sent (his messenger) to Asma' (bint Abu Bakr, 'Abdullah's mother). But she refused to come. He again sent the messenger to her with the message that she must come, otherwise he would bring her forcibly catching hold of her hair. But she again refused and said: By Allah, I will not come to you until you send one to me who would drag me by pulling my hair. Thereupon he said: Bring me my shoes. He put on his shoes and walked on quickly swollen with vanity and pride until he came to her and said: How do you find what I have done with the enemy of Allah? She said: I find that you wronged him in this world, whereas he has spoiled your next life. It has been conveyed to me that you used to call him ('Abdullah b. Zubair) as the son of one having two belts. By Allah, I am indeed (a woman) of two belts. One is that with the help of which I used to suspend high the food of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and that of Abu Bakr (making it out of the reach) of animals and, so far as the second belt is concerned, that is the belt which no woman can dispense with. Verily Messenger of Allah ﷺ told us that in Thaqif, there would be born a great liar and great murderer. The liar we have seen, and as far as the murderer is concerned, I do not find anyone else besides you. 'Thereupon he (Hajjaj) stood up and did not give any reply to her.  

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا خُبَيْبٍ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا خُبَيْبٍ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا خُبَيْبٍ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْهَاكَ عَنْ هَذَا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْهَاكَ عَنْ هَذَا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْهَاكَ عَنْ هَذَا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتَ مَا عَلِمْتُ صَوَّامًا قَوَّامًا وَصُولاً لِلرَّحِمِ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لأُمَّةٌ أَنْتَ أَشَرُّهَا لأُمَّةٌ خَيْرٌ ثُمَّ نَفَذَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَبَلَغَ الْحَجَّاجَ مَوْقِفُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَقَوْلُهُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَأُنْزِلَ عَنْ جِذْعِهِ فَأُلْقِيَ فِي قُبُورِ الْيَهُودِ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهَا الرَّسُولَ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي أَوْ لأَبْعَثَنَّ إِلَيْكِ مِنْ يَسْحَبُكِ بِقُرُونِكِ قَالَ فَأَبَتْ وَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ لاَ آتِيكَ حَتَّى تَبْعَثَ إِلَىَّ مَنْ يَسْحَبُنِي بِقُرُونِي قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرُونِي سِبْتَىَّ فَأَخَذَ نَعْلَيْهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ يَتَوَذَّفُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتِنِي صَنَعْتُ بِعَدُوِّ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُكَ أَفْسَدْتَ عَلَيْهِ دُنْيَاهُ وَأَفْسَدَ عَلَيْكَ آخِرَتَكَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَقُولُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ ذَاتِ النِّطَاقَيْنِ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ ذَاتُ النِّطَاقَيْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَكُنْتُ أَرْفَعُ بِهِ طَعَامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَطَعَامَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَنِطَاقُ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي لاَ تَسْتَغْنِي عَنْهُ أَمَا إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ فِي ثَقِيفٍ كَذَّابًا وَمُبِيرًا فَأَمَّا الْكَذَّابُ فَرَأَيْنَاهُ وَأَمَّا الْمُبِيرُ فَلاَ إِخَالُكَ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ قَالَ فَقَامَ عَنْهَا وَلَمْ يُرَاجِعْهَا  

[Machine] "Peace be upon you, Abu Khubayb," he said it three times. "I have forbidden you to say that three times. You used to fast and pray regularly and maintain family ties. This reached Hajjaj, the governor of Abdullah bin Umar, who ordered for him to be brought down and thrown into the graves of the Jews. He also sent Asma bint Abu Bakr a message to come to him, but she refused as her eyesight had deteriorated. He then sent someone to drag her by her hair. She said, 'By Allah, I will not come to you unless you send someone to drag me by my hair.' So his messenger came to him and informed him of her response. He said, 'Oh boy, bring me my staff.' The boy brought him his staff and he supported himself on it until he reached her. He then asked her, 'How did you witness Allah's treatment of His enemy?' She replied, 'I saw that you have ruined his worldly life and corrupted your hereafter. As for what you accused him of in regards to both ends (of the spectrum), verily I have two ends (of the spectrum). One end safeguards the food of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from ants, and there is an end that women cannot do without.' I also heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Verily, there is a liar in the city of Thaqif.' We now know who the liar is, and you are the one causing strife." And then he left.  

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا خُبَيْبٍ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَقَدْ نَهَيْتُكَ عَنْ ذَا قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَقَدْ كُنْتَ صَوَّامًا قَوَّامًا تَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الْحَجَّاجَ مَوْقِفُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَاسْتَنْزَلَهُ فَرَمَى بِهِ فِي قُبُورِ الْيَهُودِ وَبَعَثَ إِلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهَا فَأَبَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا لَتَجِيئَنَّ أَوْ لَأَبْعَثَنَّ إِلَيْكِ مَنْ يَسْحَبُكِ بِقُرُونِكِ قَالَتْ وَاللهِ لَا آتِيَكَ حَتَّى تَبْعَثَ إِلَيَّ مَنْ يَسْحَبُنِي بِقُرُونِي فَأَتَى رَسُولَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ يَا غُلَامُ نَاوِلْنِي سِبْتِيَّتِي فَنَاوَلَهُ نَعْلَيْهِ فَقَامَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَدَّفُ حَتَّى أَتَاهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا كَيْفَ رَأَيْتِ اللهَ صَنَعَ بِعَدُوِّ اللهِ قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُكَ أَفْسَدْتَ عَلَيْهِ دُنْيَاهُ وَأَفْسَدَ عَلَيْكَ آخِرَتَكَ وَأَمَّا مَا كُنْتَ تُعَيِّرُهُ بِذَاتِ النِّطَاقَيْنِ أَجَلْ قَدْ كَانَ لِي نِطاقانِ نِطَاقٌ أُغَطِّي بِهِ طَعَامَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ النَّمْلِ ونطاقٌ لَا بُدَّ لِلنِّسَاءِ مِنْهُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ فِي ثَقِيفٍ مُبِيرًا وَكَذَّابًا» فَأَمَّا الْكَذَّابُ فَقَدْ عَرَفْنَاهُ وَأَمَّا الْمُبِيرُ فَأَنْتَ ذَاكَ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ  

[Machine] "Peace be upon you O Abu Khubayb" he said it three times. Then he said, "I forbade you from doing that, and you did it three times. You were indeed a righteous person who maintained family ties. The news of this reached Hajjaj bin Abdullah, so he descended and threw him into the graves of the Jews. He then sent a message to Asmaa bint Abu Bakr to come to him, but her eyesight had deteriorated and she refused. So he sent her a message saying that she must come, or else he would send someone to drag her by her plaits. She said, "By Allah, I will not come to you unless you send someone to drag me by my plaits." His messenger came and informed him, so he said, "O boy, bring my sandals." He brought them to him while they were heating up, until he reached her. He said to her, "Did you see what Allah did to the enemy of Allah?" She replied, "I see that you have destroyed his worldly life and corrupted your Hereafter. As for what you used to compliment him with, indeed I had two plaits. One of them was used to cover the food of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from the ants, and the other plait is necessary for women. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Indeed, in Thaqif there is someone who is evildoer and a liar.' We have seen the liar, and you are the evildoer." He said, "So he left."  

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا خُبَيْبٍ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ نَهَيْتُكَ عَنْ ذَا قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَقَدْ كُنْتَ صَوَّامًا قَوَّامًا تَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الْحَجَّاجَ مَوْقِفُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَاسْتَنْزَلَهُ فَرَمَى بِهِ فِي قُبُورِ الْيَهُودِ وَبَعَثَ إِلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهَا فَأَبَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا لَتَجِيئَنَّ أَوْ لَأَبْعَثَنَّ إِلَيْكِ مَنْ يَسْحَبُكِ بِقُرُونِكِ قَالَتْ وَاللهِ لَا آتِيكَ حَتَّى تُرْسِلَ إِلَيَّ مَنْ يَسْحَبُنِي بِقُرُونِي فَأَتَى رَسُولُهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ يَا غُلَامُ نَاوِلْنِي سَبْتِيَّتَيَّ فَنَاوَلَهُ نَعْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَقَّدُ حَتَّى أَتَاهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَأَيْتِ اللهَ صَنَعَ بِعَدُوِّ اللهِ؟ قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُكَ أَفْسَدْتَ عَلَيْهِ دُنْيَاهُ وَأَفْسَدَ عَلَيْكَ آخِرَتَكَ وَأَمَّا مَا كُنْتَ تُعَيِّرُهُ بِذَاتِ النِّطَاقَيْنِ أَجَلْ لَقَدْ كَانَ لِي نِطَاقَانِ نِطَاقٌ غُطِّيَ بِهِ طَعَامُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ النَّمْلِ وَنِطَاقِي الْآخَرُ لَابُدَّ لِلنِّسَاءِ مِنْهُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ فِي ثَقِيفَ مُبِيرًا وَكَذَّابًا» أَمَا الْكَذَّابُ فَقَدْ رَأَيْنَاهُ وَأَمَّا الْمُبِيرُ فَأَنْتَ ذَاكَ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ