The Life of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir - Volume 2 of 4

230 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD
"But Mujmic swore by God that he knew nothing about them; and they say
that 'Umar let him go and that he did lead them in prayer.
"And there was Wadi'a h. Thabit, also one of those who built the Dirar
mosque. It was he who said, 'But we're only being sociable and having fun.' And
a reference was made in the Qur'a to that.
"And there was Khidan h. Khslid; it was he from whose house the Dirar
mosque was made."
lhn Hishzm added to the names given by Ibn Ishnq of the hypocrites of the
Banii al-Nabit b. al-Aws those of Bishr and &fiC, two sons of Zayd.
Ihn Ish~q went on, "And there was Mirbac h. Qayza; he was blind. It was he
who said to the Messenger of God (SAAS), who was crossing through his garden
on the way to the battle of Uhud, 'I'll not allow you, even if you are a
prophet, to pass through my garden!' And he picked up a handful of dirt and
said, 'I swear, if I knew I would not strike anyone but yourself, I'd throw this at
you!' The Muslims made for him to kill him, hut the Messenger of God
(SAAS) said, 'Leave him alone. This hlind man is hlind in his heart as well as in
his sight.' Sa'd h. Zayd al-Ashhal, however, had already injured him with his
bow.
"And there was Mirhac's brother Aws h. Qaya, who made the comment, 'Our
houses are exposed.' And so God said, 'They are not exposed; all they want is to
take flight' (sprat al-Ahub; XXXIII, v.13).
"And there was Hach b. Umayya h. Mc. He was a powerful sheikh who was
long set in the ways of pre-Islamic ignorance. He had a son who was among the
best of Muslims. His name was Yazid b. Hqih, and he was so injured at the
battle of Uhud that his wounds disabled him and he was borne to the home of
the Bmn Zafar.
"c- '
Asm h. Wmar h. Qamda related to me that the Muslims there, both men
and women, gathered around him while he was dying and began telling him,
'Rejoice in the gardens of paradise, Ibn Hqih!' His father's hypocrisy then
emerged and he began saying, 'Right! Gardens of rue! You have, by God,
deluded this poor wretch about himselfl"'
Ibn Ishsq continued, "And there was Bashir h. Ubayriq Aho Tucma, the man
who stole the two hreast-plates. It was of him that God spoke in the words, 'Do
not argue for those who are treacherous to themselves' (sprat al-Ntsz'; IV, v.107).
"And there was Quzman, the ally of the Bmii Zufr, who killed seven men at
Uhud and then when in pain from his own wounds, killed himself, saying, 'I
swear, I only fought in defence of my people!' He then died, God damn him!"50
50. In Ihn IshQ's text as transhted by Guillaume, op. cit. p. 245, Qman is reported to kill
seven polytheists and to have been well aeated by the Muslims when he was wounded. It was,
according to that text, when he was congratulated by the Muslims on his valour for the cause that
he responded with the wards attributed to him here, and that he then killed himself. Presumably
he is being damned in this text both for denying that he had been fighting for Islam rather than for
his people, and for committing suicide.