The Life of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir - Volume 3 of 4

IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA'IL IBN KATHiR
"And there was Chosroe, sliced up by his sons with
swords as if he were meat.
On one day fate brought him to term; is not there a
term for every pregnant mother?"
The hiifis al-Bayhaqi narrated from a hadith of Hammad b. Salama, from
Hamid, from al-Hasan, from Aba Bakra, that a Persian came to the Messenger
of God (SAAS) and that the latter told him, "This night my Lord has killed
your lord."
(The narrator continued) "And when the Messenger of God (SAAS) was told
that Chosroe's daughter had been appointed to succeed him, he commented, 'No
people governed by a woman will prosper."'
Al-Bayhaqi also said, "It is related in a hadith from Dihya b. Khalifa that when
he returned from visiting Caesar, he found emissaries from Chosroe meeting
with the Messenger of God (SAAS). This was because Chosroe had sent a
threatening message to the governor of SanW asking hi, 'Can't you rid me of
this man who has appeared in your land and has asked me to accept his religion?
Take care of him, or I will of you!'
"And so the governor sent envoys to him who received the response from
the Messenger of God (SAAS), 'Notify him that my Lord has killed his lord
tonight.' They found it to be as he said.
"And Da'iid b. Aha Hind related much the same, from 'Amir al-Sha'bi."
Then al-Bayhaqi narrated through Aba Bakr b. 'Ayy~h, from Da'iid b. Abti
Hiid, from his father, from Abti Hurayra, who said, "Sa'd went to the Messenger
of God (SAAS), who said, 'I see some news from Said's face!' Sa'd then said,
'Messenger of God, Chosroe is dead!' He (the Messenger of God (SAAS))
commented, 'God curse Chosroe! The first people destroyed will be the Persians,
and then the Arabs!"'
I note that it is clear that the Messenger of God (SAAS) first told this to
the two envoys of Chosroe who had come to him on behalf of the governor of
Yemen, Badhan. Then the news came of the accuracy of the statement of the
Messenger of God (SAAS), Sa'd being the first to hear it. And so he then came
to the Messenger of God (SAAS) and told him of this accuracy. Al-Bayhaqi, may
God have mercy on him, thus gave this account.
Al-Bayhaqi narrated through more than one line, from al-Zuhri, as follows,
"Aba Salama b. 'Abd al-Rahman informed me that it had reached hi
that while
Chosroe was in his palace reception chamber a petitioner was brought - or sent
- to him, seeking his rights and to his great surprise a man walked up bearing a
staff, saying, 'Chosroe, will you accept Islam before I break this staff?' Chosroe
answered, 'Yes; don't break it!' The man turned and left. When he had gone,
Chosroe sent to his chamberlain and asked, 'Who permitted this man access to
me?' The replied, LBut no one went in to see you.' 'You lie!' he insisted. He was
angry and threatened them, then left them.