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 inflicting horrible death on them. Muḥakkim was hit by an arrow shot by ʿAbd-ar-Raḥmân ibn-abi-Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddîḳ, the brother of ʿÂʾishah through her father, and he fell dead. The "infidels" took refuge in al-Ḥadîḳah which was since that day called "Ḥadîḳat al-Maut." In al-Ḥadîḳah, Musailimah was killed by Allah's help. Banu-ʿAmr ibn-Luʾai ibn-Ghâlib said that he was killed by Khidâsh ibn-Bashîr ibn-al-Aṣamm of the banu-Maʿîṣ ibn-ʿÂmir ibn-Luʾai; but certain Anṣar say that he was killed by ʿAbdallâh ibn-Zaid ibn-Thaʿlabah of the banu-l-Ḥârith ibn-al-Khazraj, who was shown a vision of the call for prayer. Still others assert that he was killed by abu-Dujânah Simâk ibn-Kharashah who later fell as martyr; and others, by ʿAbdallâh ibn-Zaid ibn-ʿÂṣim, a brother of Ḥabîb ibn-Zaid of the banu-Mabdhul of the banu-an-Najjâr. This Ḥabîb had his hands and feet once cut off by Musailimah. Waḥshi ibn-Ḥarb al-Ḥabashi, the murderer of Ḥamzah, claimed that he was the one who killed Musailimah, and used to say, "I killed the best of all people and the worst of all people." Some believe that all those mentioned above took part in killing Musailimah. Among those who claimed having killed Musailimah, was Muʿâwiyah ibn-abi-Sufyân and the banu-Umaiyah credited him for it.

Abu-Ḥafṣ ad-Dimashḳi quotes from one who was present when ʿAbd-al-Malik ibn-Marwân asked a man of the banu-Ḥanîfah who witnessed the battle of al-Yamâmah as to who was the one who killed Musailimah, to which the latter replied, "He was killed by one whose description is as follows:—" "By Allah", exclaimed ʿAbd-al-Malik, "thou hast decided the question of his killing in favor of Muʿâwiyah."

According to a report, when the false Prophet was seized