walking; he would display a donkey that came galloping toward him, then plunge into his mouth and pass out through his backside. He would strike off a man’s neck so that his head dropped, then say to him, “Rise,” and the man would come back to life.

Jundub ibn Kaʿb saw this, took up a sword, and approached while the people were gathered around the sorcerer. He drew near, struck him, and sent his head flying, saying, “Revive yourself.”

Al-Walid ibn ʿUqbah wanted to kill him but could not, so he imprisoned him. (1)

Another figure was Jundub ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Zuhayr (2)—some say: Jundub ibn Zuhayr ibn al-Harith al-Ghamidi, of al-Azd, from Kufa. It is said that he was a Companion, yet he transmitted nothing. He fought at Siffin under ʿAli, commanding the infantry, and was killed there.

Abu ʿUbayd said: Jundub al-Khayr is Jundub ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Dabbah; Jundub ibn Kaʿb is the slayer of the sorcerer; then there are Jundub ibn ʿAfif and Jundub ibn Zuhayr, who was killed at Siffin while in command of the infantry—the four all belong to al-Azd.

Another, Jundub ibn Jundub ibn ʿAmr ibn Humama (3) al-Dawsi al-Azdi, was killed at Siffin on Muʿawiya’s side. Ibn ʿAsakir transmits this and notes that his grandfather (4) was among the Emigrants.

32 – al-Nabigha al-Jaʿdi, Abu Layla *
Poet of his age.
He enjoyed Companionship, made a formal visit, and transmitted reports.
He hailed from Banu ʿAmir ibn Saʿsaʿa.