[Machine] I was present during the killing of Ibn Zubayr on the day he was killed in the Sacred Mosque. The armies entered through the doors of the mosque, and whenever a group entered through a door, they were attacked and fought until they were forced out. While he was in that state, a balcony from the balconies of the mosque fell on his head and killed him, as he was reciting these verses.  

أَنَا حَاضِرٌ قَتْلَ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ يَوْمَ قُتِلَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ جَعَلَتِ الْجُيُوشُ تَدْخُلُ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَكُلَّمَا دَخَلَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَابٍ حَمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَحْدَهُ حَتَّى يُخْرِجَهُمْ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ إِذْ جَاءَتْ شُرْفَةٌ مِنْ شُرُفَاتِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَصَرَعَتْهُ وَهُوَ يَتَمَثَّلُ بِهَذِهِ الْأَبْيَاتِ