from Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf; rather, he placed the estate in ʿAbd al-Raḥmān’s hands on behalf of the creditors. (1)
ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar—through Nāfiʿ—reported that Ibn ʿUmar said:
Usayd passed away leaving a debt of four thousand, while his land produced a yearly income of one thousand, so the creditors wanted to sell it. ʿUmar therefore sent to them asking, “Would you agree to take one thousand every year?” They replied, “Yes.” (2)
Yahya ibn Bukayr said: Usayd died in the year 20 AH. ʿUmar carried him between the two poles of the bier until he laid him to rest in al-Baqīʿ, (3) after which he performed the funeral prayer for him.
Al-Wāqidī, Abū ʿUbayd, and a number of others likewise dated his death to that same year.
He later regretted not joining the Battle of Badr and said, “I assumed it was only the caravan; had I thought it was a military expedition, I would never have stayed behind.” (4)
He had been struck on the Day of Uḥud (5) with seven wounds.
(1) The chain of transmission is weak because it contains Abu Salih, the scribe of al-Layth—his full name is Abd Allah ibn Salih ibn Muhammad ibn Muslim al-Juhani. Ibn Hajar comments: “He is reliable (saduq) but makes many mistakes; what he recorded in writing is dependable, yet he himself was prone to negligence.”
(2) The isnad is also weak, for it includes Abd Allah ibn Umar al-Umari. Ibn Saad (3/2/137) and al-Bukhari in al-Tarikh al-Saghir (1/46) likewise record it, though in the latter “Ubayd Allah ibn Umar” is a scribal corruption for “Abd Allah.” See Usud al-Ghabah 1/111.
(3) Al-Tabarani (no. 548) transmits it through Abu al-Zanba Ruh ibn al-Faraj al-Misri from Yahya ibn Bukayr, and Ibn Saad (3/2/137) also cites it; however, their isnad contains al-Waqidi, who is discarded. Al-Haythami (Majma 9/330) notes that both versions—one via Tabarani and a partial report via al-Waqidi—are broken chains. Consult Usud al-Ghabah 1/111.
(4) Ibn Saad (3/2/136) records another version through al-Waqidi, reporting from Abu Bakr ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi Sabrah, from Abd Allah ibn Abi Sufyan, the client of Ibn Abi Ahmad. This chain is unsound (talif).
(5) The manuscript reads “Badr,” which is incorrect, for he did not witness the Battle of Badr as noted earlier. The corrected wording follows al-Istiab.