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Khaled kills the companion Malik for marrying his wife

Hadith No: 1
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Eleven of the Hijra
Events occurring in that time and deaths of notable figures and dignitaries in the year Eleven of the Hijra
The story of Malik ibn Nuwayra al-Yarbu'i al-Tamimi
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (464)
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- .... The point is that Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) kept urging Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and expressing his dissatisfaction with the removal of Khalid from command, saying: "There is a burden in his sword," until Abu Bakr sent for Khalid ibn al-Walid, and he came to Medina wearing his iron armor, which had rusted from the bloodshed, and with blood-soaked arrows embedded in his turban. When he entered the mosque, Umar ibn al-Khattab stood up to him, snatched the arrows from Khalid's turban, and broke them, saying: "Did you kill an unwary Muslim in vain?" Then he jumped on his wife! By Allah, I will stone you with stones!" Khalid did not respond to him and believed that the opinion of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq regarding him was the same as that of Umar. Eventually, he entered upon Abu Bakr, apologized to him, and Abu Bakr accepted his apology, overlooking what had occurred, and he compensated Malik ibn Nuwayra. Khalid then left Abu Bakr, and Umar was sitting in the mosque. Khalid said: "Come to me, O son of Umm Shumla," but Umar did not respond, knowing that Abu Bakr was pleased with him.
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 9
Hadith No: 2
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' - The Companions (May Allah be pleased with them) - Khalid ibn al-Walid
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (378)
- Ibn Sa'd said: Muhammad ibn Umar narrated to us, from Utbah ibn Jubayrah, from Asim ibn Umar ibn Qatadah, who said: And Muhammad ibn Abdullah narrated to me from al-Zuhri, and Usamah ibn Zayd narrated to us from al-Zuhri, from Hanzhalah ibn Ali al-Aslami, in the hadith about the Ridda (Apostasy), that Khalid engaged them in battle and killed Malik, and then attacked the people of Buzakhah and burned them because he had heard that they spoke ill of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). He then went to al-Yamamah and killed Musaylimah, until he said: Khalid came to Madinah with the captives, accompanied by seventeen from the delegation of Banu Hanifah. He entered the mosque wearing a qutwa (cape) that was rusty with iron, armed with a sword at his side, and carrying arrows in his turban. He passed by Umar, who did not speak to him, and entered upon Abu Bakr, who showed him all that he loved. Umar learned of this and restrained himself for Umar's only grievance against him was for killing Malik ibn Nuwayrah and marrying his wife, Juwayriyah bint Asma'. Khalid ibn al-Walid was one of the most perceptive of people and saw a rider approaching. He realized that he had arrived just as the Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) death was imminent and Khalid was being dismissed. Ibn A'un said: Umar appointed him, and he replied, "I will remove Khalid, so that he knows that Allah only aids His religion," implying that it was without Khalid. Hisham ibn Urwah said, from his father: When Umar was appointed caliph, he wrote to Abu Ubaydah: "I have appointed you and dismissed Khalid."
Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 1
Hadith No: 3
Al-Dhahabi - Tarikh al-Islam wa Wafat al-Mashahir wal-A'lam
Continuation of Events for the Year Eleven - The Murder of Malik ibn Nuwayra al-Temimi al-Hanzhali al-Yarbu'i
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (24)
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- .... Salim ibn Abdullah narrated from his father, who said: Abu Qatadah al-Ansari came to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him of the killing of Malik ibn Nuwayra and his companions. Abu Bakr was distressed by this, then he avenged Malik and returned the captives and property.
- It is narrated that Malik was a brave and commanding horseman among his people, and he had an air of arrogance. He was called al-Jaful and had come to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and embraced Islam. The Prophet appointed him to oversee the charity of his people, but he later renounced his faith. When Khalid confronted him, Malik said, "I will come to you for prayer, but not for charity." Khalid replied, "Did you not know that prayer and charity together are required, and one cannot be accepted without the other?" Malik said, "My companion used to say that." Khalid said, "And what do you think of him as your companion? By Allah, I was about to strike off your neck." They then argued for a long time, and Khalid was determined to kill him. Abu Qatadah al-Ansari and Ibn Umar spoke to him, but he disliked their words and said to Darar ibn al-Azwar: "Strike off his neck." Malik turned to his wife and said, "She is the one who killed me," and she was in the utmost beauty. Khalid said, "Rather, Allah killed you for your return to Islam." Malik replied, "I am upon Islam," to which Khalid said, "Strike off his neck," and he struck it off. They placed his head as one of the stones of a pot in which food was being cooked. Then Khalid married the woman. Abu Zuhayr al-Sa'di recited some verses:
Khalid acted in tyranny against him for his wedding * and he had a fondness for her in that before.
Reference: Taarikh al islaam wa wafyaat al mushaheer wal a'alaam Book 2
Hadith No: 4
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah - Chapter on the letter kha with a dot
Part One - Kha followed by Aleph - Mention of those named Khalid - 2206: Khalid ibn al-Walid
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (218)
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- .... And the reason for Umar removing Khalid was what al-Zubair ibn Bakkar mentioned, who said: Khalid used to distribute the wealth that came to him among the people of the spoils and would not present an account to Abu Bakr. He had a precedence over Abu Bakr and would do things that Abu Bakr did not see. He was involved in the killing of Malik ibn Nuwayra and married his widow, which Abu Bakr disliked. He offered blood money to Mutimm ibn Nuwayra and instructed Khalid to divorce Malik's wife, but he did not think it right to depose him. Umar disapproved of this and similar matters involving Khalid, and he was an emir under Abu Bakr. He sent him to Talihah, where he defeated Talihah and his companions, and then he went to Musaylimah, and Allah killed Musaylimah.
Reference: Al-Isaabah Fi Tamyeez al-Sahaabah Book 2
Hadith No: 5
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah - Letter M
Part One - Meem followed by Aleph - Mention of Those Named Malik - 7712: Malik ibn Nuwayrah
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (560/561)
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- .... Ibn Sa'd mentioned this from al-Waqidi with an incomplete chain, that he was killed by Durrar ibn al-Azwar al-Asadi in cold blood on the orders of Khalid ibn al-Walid, after Khalid had finished battling the apostates. Then Khalid left him as a guardian over his wife. Later, Malik's brother, Mutammim ibn Nuwayrah, came to Abu Bakr and recited to him an elegy for his brother, pleading with him regarding his death and their captivity. Abu Bakr responded by releasing the captives and Zubayr ibn Bukar mentioned that Abu Bakr instructed Khalid to part ways with the mentioned woman of Malik. Umar reproached Khalid sternly concerning the matter of Malik, but Abu Bakr excused him....
- The story of Malik's death is described in detail by Saif ibn Umar in the Book of the Apostasy and Conquests, and through him by al-Tabari. It states that when Khalid ibn al-Walid arrived at al-Batakh, he dispatched the detachments and brought Malik and a few of his people. The detachments differed in their accounts, and Abu Qatadah was among those who witnessed that they had given permission and established prayer, praying together. Khalid then detained them on a cold night and commanded a herald to call out, "Warm yourselves, O captives," which in their language was a euphemism for death. So they killed them. Khalid later married Malik's wife. Umar said to Abu Bakr: "There is a heaviness in Khalid's sword." Abu Bakr replied: "He interpreted and was mistaken, but I will not sheathe a sword that Allah has unleashed against the polytheists," and he compensated Malik's family. Khalid would say that Malik was ordered killed because he would, when the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was mentioned, say: "I do not think your companion would do anything other than say this or that," to which he responded, "Do you not consider him a companion worthy of you?"
- Zubayr ibn Bukar said in al-Mu'afaqat: Muhammad ibn Faliq narrated to me from Musa ibn Uqbah from Ibn Shihab that Malik ibn Nuwayrah had much hair on his head, and when he was killed, Khalid ordered his head to be severed and displayed as a cooking pot's support (athfiya), and what was in it cooked before people could reach matters concerning his head. His brother Mutammim mourned him with many verses, and Malik's wife's name was Umm Tamim bint al-Munhal. Thabit ibn Qasim narrated in al-Dala'il that Khalid saw Malik's wife, who was extraordinarily beautiful, and Malik later said to his wife, "You killed me," meaning, "I will kill for you." This was said in jest and turned out to be true, as he was killed, but his death was not for the woman, as he suspected....
Reference: Al-Isaabah Fi Tamyeez al-Sahaabah Book 5
Hadith No: 6
Ibn al-Athir - Asad al-Ghabah fi Ma'rifat al-Sahabah
Letter Meem - Chapter Meem and Aleph - 4654: Malik ibn Nuwayrah
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (48)
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- Malik ibn Nuwayrah ibn Hamzah ibn Shaddad ibn Ubayd ibn Thalabah ibn Yarbu' al-Temimi al-Yarbu'i, brother of Mutammim ibn Nuwayrah, came to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and embraced Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) appointed him over some of the alms of the Banu Tamim. When the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed away, the Arabs apostatized, and Sajah appeared, claiming prophethood. She made peace with her, but he did not show any signs of apostasy and stayed in al-Bat'hah. When Khalid finished with the Banu Asad and Ghatfan, he marched to Malik and arrived in al-Bat'hah but found no one there, as Malik had dispersed them and instructed them not to regroup. When Khalid arrived in al-Bat'hah, he sent out his raiding parties, which captured Malik ibn Nuwayrah and a few of his people. The raiding party disagreed among themselves, and among them was Abu Qatadah. Those present testified that they had prayed and stayed. He detained them one night in the cold and ordered Khalid to announce, "Warm your captives," using a term in the language of Kinanah that meant execution. They killed them, and Khalid heard the commotion and came out to find they had been killed. Then Khalid married his wife. Umar said to Abu Bakr: "The sword of Khalid is burdened by this, and he is more culpable." Abu Bakr replied, "He interpreted and erred, but I will not blame a sword that Allah unsheathed against the polytheists." He compensated Malik's family and Khalid returned to Abu Bakr. Umar said to him, 'O enemy of Allah, you killed a man who was Muslim and then you forced yourself on his wife. I will stone you.' It is said that when the Muslims surrounded Malik and his companions at night, they took up arms and said, "We are the Muslims." Malik's companions replied, "And we are the Muslims." They told them, "Put down your weapons and pray." Khalid justified Malik's killing by saying that Malik had commented, "I do not think your companion said anything else." He replied, "Do you not consider him a companion of yours?" and killed him. Mutammim came to Abu Bakr seeking revenge for his brother's blood and the return of their captured people. Abu Bakr ordered the captives to be returned and compensated Malik from the public treasury. This was all mentioned by al-Tabari and other scholars and indicates that he did not apostatize. They mentioned companions who were further away than this, so their neglect of this matter is indeed remarkable. There was disagreement about his apostasy while Umar said to Khalid, "You killed a Muslim man," and Abu Qatadah testified that they had prayed and stayed. Abu Bakr ordered the return of the captives and gave compensation for Malik from the public treasury. All this indicates that he was a Muslim ....
Reference: Osad al-Ghabah fi Ma'refah al-Shahabah Book 5
Hadith No: 7
Ibn al-Athir - Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh - Mention of Events of the Year Eleven - Mention of Malik ibn Nuwayra
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (213)
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- .... So Khalid ordered a town crier to proclaim, "Warm your prisoners," which in the language of the Kinanah meant death. The people thought he intended to kill them, while he only meant warmth, so they killed them. Durrar ibn al-Azwar killed Malik, and Khalid heard the commotion and came out when they had finished with them, and said: "When God intends something, He accomplishes it." The people began to disagree about them, and Abu Qatadah said, "This is your doing," but Khalid rebuked him. He became angry and went on until he came to Abu Bakr, who was also angry. So Umar spoke to him about it, but Abu Bakr would not be satisfied until Khalid returned to him. Khalid did return and came with him to Medina and Khalid married Umm Tamim, Malik's wife. Umar said to Abu Bakr, "Khalid's sword is heavy with this, and he is putting more pressure on him about it." Abu Bakr replied, "Oh Umar, he interpreted and erred. Keep your tongue from Khalid, for I will not forsake a sword that God has unsheathed against the disbelievers." He mourned Malik and wrote to Khalid to come to him, and he did. He entered the mosque wearing a loose-fitting cloak with rust on it from iron, and arrows were stuck in his turban. Umar stood up to him, removed the arrows, and broke them, saying, "Did you kill a Muslim man in vain and then take advantage of his wife?" By God, I will stone you with your own stones!" Khalid did not reply, thinking that Abu Bakr's opinion was the same as his. He then went in to Abu Bakr and informed him of what had happened, apologizing, and Abu Bakr forgave him and admonished him for marrying, which was looked upon with disapproval by the Arabs during wartime. Khalid left, and Umar was sitting down, and said, "Come here, son of Umm Salamah." Umar realized that Abu Bakr was pleased with this, so he did not speak to him. It was said that when the Muslims surrounded Malik and his companions at night, they took up weapons and said, "We are the Muslims," to which Malik's companions replied, "And we are the Muslims." The first group said, "Drop your weapons," and they did. Then they prayed. It was alleged that Malik's killing was excused by his saying, "I do not think your companion said anything else but this or that," to which he replied, "Do you not consider him a companion of yours?" Then he struck off his neck.
Reference: Al-Kamil Fi Tarikh Book 2
Hadith No: 8
Ibn al-Athir - al-Nihayah fi Gharib al-Hadith wal-Athar - Letter Qaf - Chapter Qaf with Ta - Qatl
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (15)
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- .... And in the hadith of Khalid: that Malik ibn Nuwayrah said to his wife on the day Khalid killed him: "Did you kill me?" meaning, "You exposed me to death by insisting I defend you and protect you." She was beautiful, and Khalid married her after killing him.
Reference: Al Nihaayaa fi gareeb al hadis wal asar Book 4
Hadith No: 9
Al-Mutqa'i al-Hindi - Kanz al-'Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (619)
14091 - From Ibn Abi Awn and others: That Khalid ibn al-Walid claimed that Malik ibn Nuwayra had renounced Islam due to a statement he heard attributed to him. Malik denied this and said, "I am upon Islam as long as I do not change or alter," and Abu Qatadah and Abdullah ibn Umar testified to this. Khalid then advanced and ordered Darrar ibn al-Azwur al-Asadi to strike his neck. And Khalid took his wife into custody and said to Abu Bakr: "He has committed adultery, so stone him." Abu Bakr replied: "I would not stone him; he interpreted his actions and made a mistake." Khalid said: "But he has killed a Muslim, so kill him." Abu Bakr answered: "I would not kill him; he interpreted his actions and made a mistake." Khalid said: "Then depose him." Abu Bakr replied: "I would not raise a sword that Allah has unsheathed against them ever again."
Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 5
Hadith No: 10
Ibn al-Naqib - al-Mukhtasar fi Akhbar al-Bashar
Chapter Six: Islamic History - The Events of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and His Caliphate
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (157/158)
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- .... During the days of Abu Bakr, the Banu Yarbarak denied the zakat, and their leader was Malik ibn Nuwaira, a respected Persian king and poet who came to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and converted to Islam. He was appointed to oversee the charity of his people. When they refused the zakat, Abu Bakr sent the aforementioned Malik, along with Khalid ibn al-Walid, regarding the matter of zakat. Malik said, "I can attend to the prayer but not the zakat." Khalid replied, "Did you not know that prayer and zakat together are required, and that one cannot be accepted without the other?" Malik said, "Your companion used to say that."

Khalid said, "Do you not see that you have a companion here? By God, I was on the verge of striking your neck," and they began to exchange words. Khalid then said to him, "I intend to kill you."

Malik replied, "Is that what your companion commanded you?" Khalid said, "And this is after that." Abdullah ibn Umar and Abu Qatadah al-Ansari were present, and they both opposed Khalid in this matter, but Khalid disliked their words.

Malik said, "O Khalid, send us to Abu Bakr, and let him be the one to judge between us."

Khalid replied, "May God not allow me to spare you if I let you go," and he instructed Darrar ibn al-Azwār to strike his neck. Malik turned to his wife and said to Khalid, "This is what killed me," indicating her, and she was exceedingly beautiful. Khalid said, "Rather, God killed you for your return to disbelief," to which Malik replied, "I am upon Islam." Khalid said, "O Darrar, strike his neck." So Darrar struck his neck and made his head a weight for a cooking pot.... When this reached Abu Bakr and Umar, Umar said to Abu Bakr, "Khalid has committed adultery; stone him." Abu Bakr replied, "I would not stone him, for he acted according to his understanding and made a mistake." Umar said, "He has killed a Muslim; kill him." Abu Bakr said, "I would not kill him, for he acted according to his understanding and made a mistake." Umar insisted, "Remove him from command." Abu Bakr replied, "I would not sheath a sword that God has unsheathed against them."
Reference: Al Mukhtasar fi Akhbaar Al Bashar Book 1
Hadith No: 11
Al-Tabari - History of al-Tabari - Year Eleven
Events of the Eleventh Year After the Death of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) - Mention of al-Battah and Its Report
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (278/279)
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- .... So the detachment disagreed among themselves, and among them was Abu Qatadah, and he was one of those who testified that they had been given permission, had stood, and had prayed. But when they began to dispute over this, it was ordered that they be confined on a night that was cold, one that nothing could withstand, and it continued to grow colder. Khalid then ordered a herald to call out, "Warm your captives!" In the language of Kinana, if they said, "Wrap up the man," and "Warm him," it meant to kill him. In the language of others, it was "Warm him" and "Kill him." So the people thought, and in their language, "kill" meant that he intended death, and they killed them. Thus, Dhrar ibn al-Azwar killed Malik. Khalid heard the commotion and came out when they had finished with them, and he said, "When Allah intends a matter, He accomplishes it." The people then began to disagree about them, and Abu Qatadah said, "This is your doing." Khalid rebuked him, and he became angry and went off until he came to Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr was angry with him until Umar spoke to him on his behalf, but he was not satisfied unless he could return to him. So he returned to Khalid and accompanied him back to Medina. Khalid married Umm Tamim, the daughter of al-Munhal, and left her until her period was over, for the Arabs disliked women in wartime and would make him lose face over it. And Umar said to Abu Bakr, "There is rashness in Khalid's sword. If this is not the truth, it is right that you hold him accountable." He continued to press him on this. However, Abu Bakr would not hold his officials accountable or punish them. He said, "Hah, Umar, he interpreted and erred. Keep your tongue from Khalid." Heween he was satisfied. He was more of a soldier than a governor, and he would deal with the people. He would return them to their homes, but he was not aware of what they were doing. He would only deal with them if they caused problems. So he was around people who would continue until they were count. Umar mentioned the same to him, so he returned to Khalid and said, "When you meet them, do not let them see you as you have seen them before, for they are not aware of the truth." Khalid said, "I will not do that, and they will not escape my deception."
Reference: Taarikh al-Tabari Book 3
Hadith No: 12
Ibn Hibban - al-Thuqaat - Mentioning the Description of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (169/170)
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- .... And when Khalid ibn al-Walid finished the pledge of allegiance from the Banu Amir and the Banu Asad, he said: "The caliph has instructed me to march to the land of the Banu Ghanim," so he set out and camped in their territory, spreading out the troops there, but he did not encounter any gathered forces. He brought Malik ibn Nuwayra and a group from the Banu Tamim and the Banu Khanzalah, and he ordered them to be brought forth, and their necks were struck. And he married Umm Tamim, the wife of Malik ibn Nuwayra, in his place. Abu Qatadah testified that Malik ibn Nuwayra was a مسلمان (Muslim) before Abu Bakr, then Khalid returned, leading towards the city. When he entered it, he went into the mosque wearing a chest armor, his head wrapped in a turban, and a cloak over it, which had the rust of iron on it, with arrows embedded in his turban. Umar ibn al-Khattab stood up to him, then forcibly pulled the arrows from his head and broke them, and said: "Did you kill a Muslim, Malik ibn Nuwayra, and then marry his wife? By Allah, I will stone you with your own stones!" And Khalid ibn al-Walid did not speak to him, nor did he think anything of it, except that he believed that Abu Bakr shared Umar's view, until he entered upon Abu Bakr and informed him of the matter, apologizing that he did not know. So Abu Bakr excused him and overlooked what had happened during his conflict....
Reference: At Theqaat Book 2
Hadith No: 13
Al-Ya'qubi - Tarikh al-Ya'qubi
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (157)
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- .... And he wrote to Khalid ibn al-Walid to withdraw to Malik ibn Nuwayra al-Yarbu'i, so he set out to them, and it was said that he had been calling to them. Malik ibn Nuwayra came to him to engage in a debate, and his wife followed him. When Khalid saw her, he was pleased with her and said: "By Allah, you will not attain what is in a place like yours until I kill you." Then he looked at Malik and struck off his neck, and married his wife. Abu Qatadah caught up with Abu Bakr and informed him of the news, and swore that he would not march under Khalid's banner because he killed Malik, a Muslim. Umar ibn al-Khattab said to Abu Bakr: "O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, Khalid killed a man who was a Muslim and married his wife from that day." So, Abu Bakr wrote to Khalid and summoned him, and he said: "O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, I interpreted and was right and wrong..."
Reference: Taareekh al-Yaqoobi Book 1
Hadith No: 14
Ibn Khallikan - Wafiat al-A'yan wa Anba' Abna' az-Zaman - Letter Waw - 769: Wuthaymah ibn al-Furat
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (13/14)
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294 - The aforementioned Malik ibn Nuwaira was a spirited and noble man who would accompany kings, and there are two contexts for accompaniment. The first is that a king rides him on his mount during a hunt or in other informal settings, and the second is more noble, which is that he would succeed the king when the king rose from a judgment seat to oversee the people afterward. This latter context is what is used as a metaphor, and it is said: "A pasture like no other," "Water like no echo," "A youth like Malik," and he was a knight, a poet, and respected in his tribe. He displayed some pride and assertiveness and had a large shock of hair, and he was called al-Jaful. He came to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) with those who joined him from the Arabs and converted to Islam, and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) appointed him to oversee the alms of his people. When the Arabs turned apostate after the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) by withholding zakat, the mentioned Malik was among them. When Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) set out to fight them during the caliphate of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), he camped with Malik, who was leading his people, the Banu Yarbu, and had taken their zakat and was managing it. Khalid spoke to him about this matter, and Malik replied, "I will come to you concerning prayer, but not concerning zakat." Khalid said to him, "Did you not know that both prayer and zakat must be accepted together, and one without the other is not valid?" Malik replied, "Your companion used to say that." Khalid asked, "And what do you think your companion?" By Allah, I had almost struck your neck!" Then they engaged in a lengthy exchange of words. Khalid said to him, "I intend to kill you." Malik replied, "Did your companion command you to do that?" Khalid said, "This is after that, and by Allah, I will kill you." Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) and Abu Qatadah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) were present, and they both tried to reason with Khalid about his decision, but he disliked their words. Malik said, "O Khalid, send us to Abu Bakr, and let him be the one to judge us. You have sent others to him whose offenses are greater than ours." Khalid replied, "May Allah not absolve me if I excuse you," and he instructed Darrar ibn al-Azwari al-Asadi to strike his neck. Malik turned to his wife, Umm Muthammim, and said to Khalid, "This is the one who has killed me," and she was in the prime of beauty. Khalid replied, "Rather, Allah has killed you by your return to disbelief." Malik responded, "I am upon Islam." Khalid said, "O Darrar, strike his neck," and he made his head a base for a cooking pot. It remained on his head until the food was cooked, and the fire did not reach his hair from the abundance of it." Ibn al-Kalbi stated in Jumharat an-Nasab: "Malik was killed on the day of al-Batuh, and his brother Muthammim came and lamented him." Khalid took Malik's wife, and it was said that he purchased her from the spoils and married her. Others said she observed a waiting period of three menstrual cycles and then he proposed to her....
Reference: Wafayaat al-Aayaan Wa Abnaae Abnaaiz Zamaan Book 6
Hadith No: 15
Al-Sam'ani - al-Ansab - Letter J - Chapter on Jim and Mim - 938: al-Jumri
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (329)
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- .... and Malik ibn Nuwayra is the one whom Khalid ibn al-Walid killed during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may he be pleased with him) for apostasy, and he married his wife. Umar ibn al-Khattab (may he be pleased with him) rebuked him for this and complained to Abu Bakr (may he be pleased with him). Malik had been sent by the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) to oversee the alms of the Banu Yarbu' tribe, and he and his brother Mutammim had embraced Islam.
Reference: al-Ansaab Book 3
Hadith No: 16
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (179)
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- .... When Khalid killed Malik ibn Nuwayra and consummated his marriage with his wife, Abu Qatadah al-Ansari was in his army. He mounted his horse and joined Abu Bakr, swearing that he would never serve in an army under Khalid's banner again. He told Abu Bakr the story, and Abu Bakr said, "The spoils have indeed blinded the Arabs, and Khalid has left what I commanded him." Umar said, "You should hold him accountable for Malik." Abu Bakr fell silent, and Khalid advanced, entering the mosque wearing clothes that were tarnished with rust from iron and with three arrows in his turban. When Umar saw him, he said, "Is this showing off, O enemy of Allah? You attacked a man from the Muslims, killed him, and married his wife." He swore, "By Allah, if Allah gives me power over you, I will stone you." He then took the arrows from Khalid's turban and broke them, while Khalid remained silent, not responding to him, believing that this was at the command and suggestion of Abu Bakr. When he entered Abu Bakr's presence and informed him, he spoke the truth in what he narrated and accepted his excuse. Thus, Umar continued to urge Abu Bakr against Khalid, suggesting that he take revenge for Malik's blood. Abu Bakr replied, "Ease up, Umar, he is not the first to make a mistake. Keep your tongue from him," and he compensated Malik's family from the Muslim treasury.
Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 1