Zurārah was seized by ad-dhubḥah, a severe choking infection of the throat. The Prophet ﷺ visited him and said, “Have yourself cauterized, for I do not wish to blame myself concerning you.” (1)

Zuhayr ibn Muʿāwiyah—through Abū az-Zubayr, from ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, from certain Companions—narrated: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cauterized Asʿad twice in his throat because of ad-dhubḥah and said, ‘I will leave no unease in my heart about him.’” (2)

Ath-Thawrī, from Abū az-Zubayr, from Jābir, reported: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cauterized him twice on the akḥal veins of his ankles.”

Others said: “He cauterized him, drawing a complete ring around his throat—that is, by cautery.” (3)

It is also said that Asʿad entrusted his three daughters to the care of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They lived among the Prophet’s dependents, moving with him through the apartments of his wives. Their names were Farīʿah, Kabshah, and Ḥabībah. When some gold-and-pearl jewelry arrived, he adorned them with it. (4)

Ibn Abī ar-Rijāl narrated: “The clan of Banū an-Najjār came and said, ‘Our naqīb Asʿad has died; appoint a naqīb for us, O Messenger of Allah.’ He replied, ‘I am your naqīb.’” (5)

Al-Wāqidī said: “The Anṣār maintain that the first person buried in al-Baqīʿ was Asʿad, whereas the Muhājirūn assert that the first to be buried there was ʿUthmān ibn Maẓʿūn.”