[Machine] When Anas entered upon Al-Hajjaj, he commanded his head to be brought and then said, "O people of Sham, do you recognize this? This is the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Then he said, "Do you know why I brought his head?" They said, "The prince knows." He said, "Indeed, he endured afflictions in the first turmoil and hid his feelings in the last turmoil." Adh-Dhahabi remained silent about it in his summary.  

لَمَّا دَخَلَ أَنَسٌ عَلَى الْحَجَّاجِ أَمَرَ بِوَجْئِ عُنُقِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَهْلَ الشَّامِ أَتَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا؟ هَذَا خَادِمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَتَدْرُونَ لِمَ وَجَأْتُ عُنُقَهُ؟ قَالُوا الْأَمِيرُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بَيْنَ الْبَلَاءِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ الْأُولَى وَغَاشَ الصَّدْرَ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ الْآخِرَةِ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص