not a single drop of blood fell from it until they had surrendered to Saʿd’s verdict. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned him, and he decreed that their men be put to death and their women and children taken captive. He remarked, “They were four hundred in all.” Once the executions were finished, the vein split open and he died. This is an authentic narration.

Ibn Rāhwayh related: ʿAmr ibn Muḥammad al-Qurashī told us, saying: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Idrīs narrated to us, from ʿUbayd Allāh, from Nāfiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, “The Throne shook for this man—meaning Saʿd ibn Muʿādh—and seventy thousand angels escorted his funeral. He was indeed compressed in the grave, after which it was expanded for him.”

Sulaymān al-Taymī reported from al-Ḥasan: “The Throne of the All-Merciful trembled with joy at his soul.”

Yazīd ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Hād transmitted from Muʿādh ibn Rifāʿah, from Jābir, who said: Gabriel came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked, “Who is this righteous servant who has died? The gates of heaven have been flung open for him and the Throne has moved on his account.” The Prophet went out and discovered that it was Saʿd ibn Muʿādh. He sat by the grave while Saʿd was being buried, and as he sat he said, “Subḥān Allāh (Glory be to Allah),” twice, whereupon the people glorified Allah along with him. Then he said, “Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest),” and the people proclaimed His greatness. He then said, “I marvel at this righteous servant: he was so constricted in his grave that it has only now been opened up for him.”

Part of this account was also narrated by Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq from Muʿādh ibn Rifāʿah, who said: “I was informed….”