Wahshī said, “I have never seen men more resolute in the face of death than Musaylima’s followers,” and he went on to mention that he himself had taken part in killing Musaylima.

Ibn ʿAwn narrated—from Mūsā ibn Anas, from his father—that on the Day of al-Yamāmah Thābit ibn Qays entered his tent, applied the funeral perfume, then rose and joined the battle‐line while the people were in retreat. He cried, “Drive them from before our faces!” and fought the enemy. Then he declared, “What a sorry way you have accustomed your peers! This is not how we used to fight alongside the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ,” and he fought on until he was martyred.

Al-Mawqarī related from al-Zuhrī: Six thousand fighting men of Banū Ḥanīfah, the people of al-Yamāmah, fortified themselves in their stronghold, surrendered to Khalid’s judgment, and he granted them quarter.

Ibn Lahiʿah reported—through Abū al-Aswad from ʿUrwah—that when Banū Ḥanīfah were routed they withdrew into their forts. Khalid intended to send detachments against them, but Mujāʿah persisted in negotiating until they reached a settlement: all the yellow and the white—that is, the gold and silver—plus the weapons and mounts, half the slaves, and one orchard from every village. They concluded the pact on that basis.

Salamah ibn ʿUmayr al-Ḥanafī said, “O Banū Ḥanīfah, fight and make no terms with Khalid! The fortress is strong, the provisions are ample, and winter is at hand.” Mujāʿah replied, “Do not obey him; he is ill-omened.”

They followed Mujāʿah’s counsel and settled the matter. Khalid then invited them to embrace Islam and to disavow what they had previously followed, and the rest of them accepted Islam.

Ibn Isḥāq relates that Khalid said, “O Banū Ḥanīfah, what do you say?” They replied: