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Then Fayruz al-Daylami rose up against al-Aswad al-ʿAnsi and killed him. News of the latter’s death reached the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—while he was in the illness that would end his life; he came out and informed his Companions, saying:
“A righteous man from a righteous people has slain al-Aswad al-ʿAnsi tonight.”
His story is famous, as is the account of Musaylimah the Liar and the rest of the false claimants to prophethood.
ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَيْرُوزُ الدَّيْلَمِيُّ عَلَى الْأَسْوَدِ الْعَنْسِي فَقَتَلَهُ، وَجَاءَ الْخَبَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِهِ وَهُوَ فِي مَرَضِ مَوْتِهِ، فَخَرَجَ فَأَخْبَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ.
وَقَالَ:
«قَتَلَ الْأَسْوَدَ الْعَنْسِيَّ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ صَالِحِينَ»
. وَقِصَّتُهُ مَشْهُورَةٌ، وَكَذَلِكَ قِصَّةُ مُسَيْلِمَةَ الْكَذَّابِ وَنَحْوِهِمَا مِنَ الْمُتَنَبِّئِينَ الْكَذَّابِينَ.