Allah, who granted the Muslims victory over him (1), after various events had unfolded. Accounts of these events have been transmitted and are well known to the leading scholars.

As for Musaylimah, he claimed a share in prophethood and lived until the caliphate of Abū Bakr.

The Sahīh records, on the authority of Abū Hurayrah, that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“I saw in my dream as though there were two gold bracelets in my hand, and they troubled me. I was told, ‘Blow on them.’ I blew on them, and they flew away. I interpreted them as representing the two liars: the man of Sana'a and the man of al-Yamāmah.” (2)

The story of Musaylimah, his claim to prophethood, and Banū Hanīfah’s following him are too widely known and manifest to escape anyone except those furthest removed from knowledge and learning.

This is known to those [who are aware of it among] the Jews (3) and Christians, let alone the Muslims. People have preserved chapters of the “Quran” he recited down to this day, such as his words:

“O frog, daughter of two frogs,
Croak as much as you will.
You neither muddy the water nor prevent anyone from drinking;
Your head is in the water, and your tail is in the mud.”

And his words:

“The elephant! And what will make you know what the elephant is?
It has a long zallūm.
Indeed, that is but little of our Lord’s creation.”