—who said: “When Ibn ʿUmar was on his death-bed he declared, ‘I feel no reproach within myself except that I did not fight the rebellious faction alongside ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.’

Abu Aḥmad al-Zubayrī also narrated: ʿAbd al-Jabbār ibn al-ʿAbbās related to us, from Abū al-ʿAnbas, from Abū Bakr ibn Abī al-Jahm, from Ibn ʿUmar … who reported something to the same effect.

Ibn ʿUmar left behind many statements and formal opinions; citing them all would make this book unduly long. He even voiced a third opinion concerning the rebellious faction.

Rawḥ ibn ʿUbādah said: al-ʿAwwām ibn Ḥawshab narrated to us, from ʿAyyāsh al-ʿĀmirī, from Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, who said:
“When death approached Ibn ʿUmar he said, ‘I do not grieve over anything in this world except three matters: the thirst of the midday fasts, the struggle of the night vigil, and that I did not fight the rebellious force that descended upon us—meaning al-Ḥajjāj.’ (1)

Ḍamrah ibn Rabīʿah said: Ibn ʿUmar died in the year 73 AH.

Mālik said: Ibn ʿUmar reached the age of eighty-seven.

Abu Nuʿaym, al-Haytham ibn ʿAdī, Abū Mushir and several others maintained that he died in 73 AH.

Saʿīd ibn ʿUfayr, Khalīfah and others held that he died in 74 AH.

The most plausible view is that he passed away at the end of 73 AH.

Abu Bakr ibn al-Barqī said: He died in Mecca and was buried at Dhī Tuwa.

It was also said that he was buried at Fakh, the cemetery of the Muhājirūn, in 74 AH.

I (the author) say: He himself reported, ‘On the day of Uḥud I was fourteen years old,’ (2) and on that basis