Abū Hurayrah said:

“We were present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Khaybar. He pointed to a man who claimed to be a Muslim and said, ‘This man is one of the people of the Fire.’

“When the fighting began, the man fought with great valor and was wounded. Someone said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, the man of whom you said, “He is of the people of the Fire” fought bravely today and has died.’

“The Prophet ﷺ replied, ‘He is headed for the Fire.’ Some of the people were almost shaken in their faith. While they were in that state it was reported, ‘He has not died, but he is badly wounded.’ That night he could not bear the pain of his wounds and killed himself. When the Prophet ﷺ was informed of this he said, ‘Allāhu akbar! I bear witness that I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger.’

“He then ordered Bilāl to call out among the people: ‘No soul will enter Paradise except one that is truly Muslim, yet Allah supports this religion even through a sinful man.’ ”

The two Imams included this report in their Ṣaḥīḥs (1) through the transmission of ʿAbd al-Razzāq.

Ibn Isḥāq (2) said: Among those killed on the Day of Uḥud was Mukhayriq, one of the Banū Thaʿlaba ibn al-Fiṭyawn. When the day of Uḥud arrived he said, “O assembly of Jews, by Allah, you know that aiding Muḥammad against you is the truth.” They replied, “Today is the Sabbath.” He said, “You have no Sabbath.” He then took his sword and his gear and declared, “If I am killed, my wealth belongs to Muḥammad for him to dispose of as he wishes.” He went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, fought alongside him, and was killed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ is reported to have said, “Mukhayriq is the best of the Jews.”

Al-Suhaylī (3) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dedicated Mukhayriq’s estate—seven orchards—as charitable endowments (awqāf) in Madinah. Muḥammad ibn Kaʿb al-Quraẓī said: It was the first waqf established in Madinah.

Ibn Isḥāq (4) said: Al-Ḥuṣayn ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAmr ibn Saʿd ibn Muʿādh related to me, from Abū Sufyān, the freedman of Ibn Abī Aḥmad, from Abū Hurayrah, that he used to say, “Tell me about a man who entered Paradise without having prayed even once.” When the people could not identify him, they would ask, “Who is he?” He would answer, “Al-Usayrim of Banū ʿAbd al-Ashhal: ʿAmr ibn Thābit ibn Waqsh.”

Al-Ḥuṣayn said: I asked Maḥmūd ibn Labīd (5), “What is the story of al-Usayrim?” He replied: “He had always refused Islam among his people, but when the Day of Uḥud came he had a change of heart. He embraced Islam, took up his sword, rushed forward until he entered the midst of the fighting, and continued to battle until he was struck down.

“While men of Banū ʿAbd al-Ashhal were searching for their dead on the battlefield, they found him and said, ‘By Allah, this is al-Usayrim! What brought him here? We left him rejecting this matter!’ They asked him, ‘What brought you, ʿAmr—loyalty to your people or desire for Islam?’ He answered, ‘Desire for Islam. I believed in Allah and His Messenger, accepted Islam, then took my sword and went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, fighting until I was struck as you see.’ ”