water of his ablution (1), and I regained consciousness.

Zayd ibn Aslam said: “Jabir’s sight was lost.”

Al-Waqidi narrated—from Ubayy ibn ʿAbbas, from his father—that he said:
“We were in Mina and began telling Jabir what we were seeing of the blatant display of fine silk brocade and embroidered cloth—meaning the pomp of the authorities and their doings. He said, ‘I wish my hearing had gone the way my sight has gone, so that I would neither hear any of their talk nor behold it.’”

It is also reported that when ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan came on pilgrimage, Jabir visited him. The caliph received him warmly, and Jabir spoke to him on behalf of the people of Medina, urging him to maintain ties of kinship with them. When Jabir left, ʿAbd al-Malik ordered that five thousand dirhams be given to him, and he accepted them.

Abu al-Huwayrith said:
“When Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah died, we gathered among the Banu Salimah. As his bier was brought out of his room, we saw Hasan ibn Hasan ibn ʿAli ibn Abi Talib standing between the two poles of the bier. Al-Hajjaj ordered that he be removed from between the poles, but he refused. Jabir’s sons pleaded with him, so he stepped aside. Al-Hajjaj then came and stood between the poles until the bier was set down and he led the funeral prayer. He then came to the grave, and Hasan ibn Hasan had already descended into it; al-Hajjaj ordered that he be brought out, but he refused. Jabir’s sons pleaded with him by Allah, so he came out, and al-Hajjaj leapt into the pit until the burial was completed.

This is a singular report.

It was transmitted by Muhammad ibn ʿAbbad al-Makki, from Hanzala ibn ʿAmr al-Ansari, from Abu al-Huwayrith (2).

At the time of Jabir’s death al-Hajjaj was governor of Iraq, so it is possible that