reciting the Qur’an (1).

I also saw him when poison was brought to him. They asked, “What is this?” They replied, “Poison.” He said, “In the name of Allah,” and drank it. I exclaimed, “By Allah, this is true divine favor, and this is bravery.”

Yunus ibn Abi Ishaq narrated—from Abu al-Safar—who said:
When Khalid ibn al-Walid stayed in al-Hirah with the Lady of the Marazibah, the people said to him, “Beware of poison; the Persians might give it to you to drink.” He answered, “Bring it to me.” It was brought, and he swallowed it, saying, “In the name of Allah,” and it did him no harm (2).

Abu Bakr ibn ʿAyyash narrated—from al-Aʿmash, from Khaythamah—who said:
A man was brought before Khalid ibn al-Walid carrying a skin of wine. Khalid supplicated, “O Allah, make it honey,” and it became honey (3).

Yahya ibn Adam also transmitted this—from Abu Bakr—but stated that it became vinegar instead of honey, and this version is more plausible.

ʿAtaʾ ibn al-Saʾib narrates it from Muharib ibn Dithar as a mursal report.

Ibn Abi Khalid narrated—from Qays—who said:
Khalid ibn al-Walid divorced a woman. When people spoke to him about it, he said, “No calamity, misfortune, or illness befell her while she was with me, and that made me suspicious of her (4).”

Al-Madaʾini narrated—from Ibn Abi Dhiʾb, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father—who said:
Abu Qatadah came to Abu Bakr and informed him of the killing of Malik ibn Nuwayrah and his companions, and Abu Bakr was deeply distressed.