[Machine] We were told by Sayyar, who said: "Bring me heads from Iraq." So they were brought and placed at the entrance of the mosque. Then Abu Umamah came and entered the mosque, performing two units of prayer, then he came out and looked at them. He raised his head and said, "The worst of those killed under the sky are three, and the best of those killed under the sky are those who are killed." He said, "The dogs of Hellfire, three times." Then he wept and turned away from them. Someone said to him, "O Abu Umamah, what do you think of this statement? Did you hear it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , or is it something you say based on your own opinion?" He said, "Glory be to Allah! If I had heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once or twice, even if he had mentioned it seven times, I would never forget it." The man asked him, "For what reason did you weep?" He replied, "Out of mercy for them or from His mercy."  

حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ قَالَجِيءَ بِرُءُوسٍ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعِرَاقِ فَنُصِبَتْ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَجَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ ثَلَاثًا وَخَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ وَقَالَ كِلَابُ النَّارِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ بَكَى ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَائِلٌ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ؟ حَيْثُ قُلْتَ كِلَابُ النَّارِ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ شَيْءٌ تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ؟ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ لَوْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَين حَتَّى ذَكَرَ سَبْعاً لَخِلْتُ أَنْ لَا أَذْكُرَهُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ بَكَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ أَوْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِمْ  

[Machine] I heard Abu Ghaleb say when the heads of the Azariqah (a tribe) were brought and placed on the steps of Damascus, Abu Amama came and when he saw them, his eyes shed tears. He said, "They are the dogs of Hellfire, the worst of killers who were killed beneath the heavens. And the best of killers are those who were killed beneath the heavens by those they killed." I asked him, "Why are your eyes shedding tears?" He replied, "Out of mercy for them, as they were from the people of Islam." I said, "Do you say this out of your own opinion or did you hear it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "I am daring and I indeed heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , not once, twice, or three times, but repeatedly."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا غَالِبٍ يَقُولُ لَمَّا أُتِيَ بِرُءُوسِ الْأزَارِقَةِ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ جَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ كِلَابُ النَّارِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ هَؤُلَاءِ شَرُّ قَتْلَى قُتِلُوا تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ وَخَيْرُ قَتْلَىقُتِلُوا تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَمَا شَأْنُكَ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاكَ ؟ قَالَ رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ قُلْنَا أَبِرَأْيِكَ قُلْتَ هَؤُلَاءِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ أَوْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي لَجَرِيءٌ بَلْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَلَا ثَلَاثٍ قَالَ فَعَدَّ مِرَارًا