Hadith No: 1
Al-Bukhari - Al-Tareekh al-Kabeer - Chapter on the Letter Jeem - 2268: Junadb ibn Ka'ab
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (222)
2268 - Junadb ibn Ka'ab, the killer of the magician, and Al-A'mash said from Ibrahim, "I saw him narrating from Abdul Rahman ibn Yazid: That Junadb killed the magician during the time of al-Walid ibn Uqba." Ishaq narrated to us, saying: Khalid al-Wasiti narrated to us from Khalid al-Hadhdhaa from Abu Uthman: There was a man playing at the time of al-Walid who slaughtered a person and severed his head, and we were amazed. He then reattached the head, and Junadb al-Azdiy came and killed him. Amr ibn Muhammad narrated to me, saying: Hisham narrated to us from Khalid from Abu Uthman from Junadb al-Bajali that he killed him. Musa narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Wahid narrated to us from Asim from Abu Uthman: Junadb ibn Ka'ab killed him.

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Reference: Tarikh al Kabeer Book 2

Hadith No: 2
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Al-Isabah fi Tamiyaiz al-Sahabah - Letter J
Part One - J with Nun after It - 1230: Jundub - Jundub ibn Kab ibn Abdullah ...
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (615/616)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Al-Bukhari narrated in his Tarikh from the narration of Khalid al-Hadhdha' from Abu Uthman, who said: There was a man playing in the presence of al-Walid, and he killed a person and severed his head. We were amazed, and he reattached the head. Then Jundub al-Azdiy came and killed him. And from the narration of Asim, from Abu Uthman, who said: Jundub ibn Kab killed him.
- .... Al-Bayhaqi narrated in al-Dala'il from the narration of Ibn Wahb, from Ibn Luheiya from Abu al-Aswad: that al-Walid ibn Uqbah was a commander in Iraq, and there was a magician playing in front of him. He would strike a man's head and then shout at him, and the man would rise, going outside, and his head would reattach. People said: Glory be to God, He gives life to the dead. And a righteous man from the Emigrants saw him and looked at him. When the next day came, he picked up his sword and went to play that game again, but the man drew his sword and struck his neck, saying: If he is truthful, let him bring himself back to life. Al-Walid heard of this and had him imprisoned. The keeper of the prison was named Dinar, and he was righteous. He found the man's behavior commendable and said to him: Go, and Allah will never ask me about you.
- .... Ibn al-Sakan narrated from the way of Yahya ibn Kathir, a companion of al-Basri, who said: My father told me: Al-Jurayri narrated to us from Abdullah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) drove with his companions and kept saying: Jundub, and what is Jundub, until morning. Then his companions said to Abu Bakr: He has uttered two words we do not understand, and they asked him. He replied: He will strike a blow and be a community unto himself. When Uthman became the leader, he appointed al-Walid ibn Uqbah over Kufa, and he seated a man to perform sorcery, showing them that he could give life and take it away. He mentioned the story of Jundub in killing him and that the matter was raised to Uthman, who said to him: Did you draw a sword in Islam? If it were not for what I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say about you, I would have struck you with the finest sword in Medina, and he ordered him to be taken to the Mountain of Smoke ....

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Reference: Al-Isaabah Fi Tamyeez al-Sahaabah Book 1

Hadith No: 3
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah - The Chapter on the Pointed-Ze Letters
Part Three of the Chapter on the Pointed-Ze - Ze followed by Ya - 3004: Zayd ibn Suhhan
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (532/533)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And Ibn Mundah narrated from the path of al-Jurayri, from Abdullah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was driving his companions along and kept saying: "Jundab, and what is Jundab? And the one-eyed scholar, Zayd." He was asked about this and replied: "As for Jundab, he will strike a blow in which he will be a nation unto himself, and as for Zayd, he is a man from my Ummah who will enter Paradise with his hand before his body." When al-Walid ibn Uqbah was appointed governor of Kufa during the time of Uthman, he mentioned the story of Jundab in relation to his killing of the magician. And as for Zayd ibn Suhhan, his hand was severed on the day of al-Qadisiyyah, and he was killed on the day of al-Jamal. He said: "Bury me in my garments, for I am in dispute."

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Reference: Al-Isaabah Fi Tamyeez al-Sahaabah Book 2

Hadith No: 4
Ibn Hajar al-Askalani - Al-Isabah fi tamyiz al-sahabah (The Criterion in Distinguishing the Companions) - The Chapter on the Unemphatic Letter Seen
Part One - Seen followed by Ya' - 3642: Sayan al-Kufi
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (195)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Sayan al-Kufi: Dhhabil ibn Ali al-Khuzai mentioned him in his Tabaqat al-Shu'ara (Classes of Poets) and said: He had companionship (with the Prophet) and he used to oversee the prison in Kufa during the caliphate of Uthman. Dhhabil said in the biography of his father, al-Azdiy: When Junayd ibn Zuhayr al-Azdiy, the magician, was struck down in front of al-Walid ibn Uqbah, al-Walid imprisoned him. He then recited some verses about this:
"Is Junayd imprisoned for a blow from a magician * while the companions of the Prophet, the earliest, are killed?"
- It is reported that when Junayd heard of the magician's actions, he donned his sword and entered upon al-Walid, and said to the magician: "Are you able to kill a man and then bring him back to life?" The magician replied: "Yes," so he struck him with the sword and killed him. Al-Walid then ordered his imprisonment, and he was imprisoned. The jailer asked him why he was imprisoned, and he informed him, so he was released. He then went to Medina and informed Uthman, who wrote to al-Walid that you have no authority over him, so al-Walid ceased acting against him.

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Reference: Al-Isaabah Fi Tamyeez al-Sahaabah Book 3

Hadith No: 5
Al-Bayhaqi - al-Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Qhasamah - Collection of Chapters on Rulings Concerning the Sorcerer
Chapter on Disbelieving and Killing the Sorcerer if What He Uses for Magic is Explicit Blasphemous Words
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (234)
16501 - Abu Bakr ibn al-Harith al-Asbahani has informed us, saying: Ali ibn Umar al-Hafiz narrated to us, from al-Qadi al-Muhamali, from Ziyad ibn Ayyub, from Hisham, who narrated to us from Khalid, from Abu Usman al-Nahdi from Junadb al-Bajali, that he killed a sorcerer who was with al-Walid ibn Uqbah, and then said: {“Will you resort to magic while you know (that it is wrong)?" (Surah al-Anbiya 21:3)}.

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 6
Al-Bayhaqi - Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Qasamah - Collection of Chapters on Rulings Regarding the Sorcerer
Chapter on the Expatriation and Killing of the Sorcerer if What He Uses for Magic is Explicitly Blasphemous Speech
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (234)
16502 - Abu Sa'id ibn Abi Amr narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Abbas al-Asamm narrated to us, saying: Bahr ibn Nasr narrated to us, saying: Ibn Wahb narrated to me, from Ibn Luheia, from Abu al-Aswad, that al-Walid ibn Uqbah was in Iraq with a sorcerer playing tricks before him, and he would strike the man's head and then shout at him, and he would stand up and walk out, his head returning to him. The people said: "Glory be to Allah, who gives life to the dead!" And a man from the righteous emigrants saw him and looked at him. When the next day came, he girded himself with a sword and went to play that trick again. The man drew his sword and struck his neck, saying: "If he is truthful, let him bring himself back to life." Al-Walid ordered that he be taken to Dinara, the keeper of the prison, who was a righteous man, and he imprisoned him. Al-Walid was pleased with the man's actions and said: "Can you escape?" He replied: "Yes." Al-Walid said: "Then go, and Allah will never ask me about you."

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 7
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Chapter on the letter Jeem - Jundab ibn Kab al-Azdii
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (177)
1725 - Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hadhrami narrated to us, saying: Isma'il ibn Ibrahim Abu Ma'mar al-Qutii narrated to us, saying: Hisham ibn Khalid al-Hudhay narrated to us, from Khalid al-Hudhay, from Abu Usman al-Nahdi that a magician was performing tricks at the court of al-Walid ibn Uqbah, taking a sword, slitting his own throat, and doing such acts without harm. Then Jundabrose up, took the sword, and struck his neck, and recited: {Will you resort to magic while you can see?} (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:3)..

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 2

Hadith No: 8
Al-Dhahabi - Tarikh al-Islam wa Wafat al-Mashahir wal-A'lam - The Era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
Fourth Generation - Year Forty - Those Who Died During the Caliphate of Ali (ra) - al-Walid ibn Uqbah
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (667)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Abu Mukhnif mentioned Luqth, who is weak, from his maternal uncle al-Su'q ibn Zuhayr who narrated from Muhammad ibn Mukhnif, saying: "The first of the governors appointed by Uthman was al-Walid ibn Uqbah. He would associate with sorcerers, drink alcohol, and was in the company of Abu Zubaid al-Ta'i, a Christian." He continued: "And a sorcerer from the people of Babylon came and began to show them a rope in the mosque that appeared to be extended, with an elephant walking on it and a she-camel running, while people marveled. Then he showed them a rope that seemed to tighten until it went into his mouth and came out of his rear. Then he struck a man's head, and he fell to the side, and he said: 'Get up,' and he did." When Jundub ibn Kab saw this, he took a sword and struck the sorcerer's neck, saying: "Revive yourself!" Al-Walid ordered that he be killed, but men from the Azd stood up and prevented him, saying: "Shall we kill him for a foreign sorcerer?" So he imprisoned him and related the story in full.

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Reference: Taarikh al islaam wa wafyaat al mushaheer wal a'alaam Book 3

Hadith No: 9
Al-Dhahabi - Tarikh al-Islam wa Wafat al-Mashahir wa al-A'lam - Volume 7
Mention of the People of This Class - Letter J - 18: Jundab al-Khayr is Jundab ibn Abdullah
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (87)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And Abu Uthman al-Nahdi said: There was a magician playing in front of al-Walid ibn Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt, and he would take his sword and slit his own throat without being harmed. Then Jundab stood up, took the sword, and struck his neck, and then recited: { "So will you not see that you are in the presence of a divine power, while you are witnessing it with your own eyes?" } (Surah al-Anbiya 21:3). Its chain of narration is authentic.
- .... And Ibn Luheiah narrated from Abu al-Aswad that al-Walid ibn Uqbah was in Iraq, playing in front of him was a magician who would strike the neck of a man, then shout at him, and he would stand up, his head returning to him. People said: "Glory be to God, who gives life to the dead!" A man from the righteous among the Emigrants saw this, and the next day he picked up his sword and went to confront the magician, who was playing his game again. The man drew his sword and struck the magician's neck, saying: "If you are telling the truth, save yourself!" Al-Walid ordered him arrested, and the jailer was impressed by the man and said: "Can you escape?" He replied: "Yes." The jailer said: "Then go, and do not let me be asked about you by God ever."

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Reference: Taarikh al islaam wa wafyaat al mushaheer wal a'alaam Book 5

Hadith No: 10
Al-Daraqutni - Sunan al-Daraqutni - Book of Hudud (Punishments) and Diyat (Blood Money) and others
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (121)
3205 - Al-Qadi al-Mahmali narrated to us, saying: Ziyad ibn Ayyub narrated to us, saying: Hisham narrated to us, from Khalid, from Abu Uthman al-Nahdi from Jundab al-Bajjali, that he killed a magician who was with al-Walid ibn Uqbah, and then said: {“So will you also resort to magic while you are aware (of the truth)?”} (Surah al-Anbiya 21:3).

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Reference: Sunan Aldaaraqtani Book 4

Hadith No: 11
Al-Suyuti - al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur - Surah al-Anbiya: 3
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (616)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Ibn Mundeh and Abu Na'im narrated in al-Ma'rifah, al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan, and Ibn Adi from Jundub al-Bajali that he killed a magician who was with al-Walid ibn Uqbah and then said: { "So, will you approach magic while you see [it is false]" } (Surah al-Anbiya 21:3).

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Reference: Al-Durr al-Manthoor fi Tafseer al-Mathoor Book 5

Hadith No: 12
Ibn Abd al-Barr - al-Istidhkar - Book of Drinks - Chapter on What Was Narrated Regarding Guile and Sorcery
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (160)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... and Sufyan from Ammar al-Dahhani: that a sorcerer was with al-Walid ibn Uqbah, walking on the mountain and entering the belly of a donkey and coming out of its mouth, so Junadb confronted him with a sword and killed him.

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Reference: Al Istizkaar al jame le mazahibi Fuqaha al amsaar Book 8

Hadith No: 13
Al-Jassas - Ahkam al-Quran - Rules of Surah al-Baqarah - 103
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (66)
[The text is long, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Bishr ibn Musa narrated to us, who said: Ibn al-Asbahani narrated to us, who said: Abu Muawiya narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Muslim from al-Hasan ibn Jundab, that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "The punishment for a sorcerer is to strike him with the sword," and the story of Jundab in killing the sorcerer in Kufa under al-Walid ibn Uqbah is well known.

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Reference: Ahkam al Quran Book 1

Hadith No: 14
Ibn al-Athir - Asad al-Ghabah fi Ma'rifat al-Sahabah
Letter Jeem - Chapter on Jeem and Noon - 806: Junadb ibn Kab
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (568)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Mehran al-Faqih and others told us, with their chain of narration, from Muhammad ibn Isa who said: Ahmad ibn Muni' narrated to us, Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us from Isma'il ibn Muslim, from al-Hasan, from Junadb, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "The punishment for a magician is a strike with the sword." There has been disagreement regarding the attribution of this hadith; some of them elevated it with this chain of narration while others regarded it as a statement of Junadb. The reason for his killing the magician was that al-Walid ibn Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt, when he was the commander in Kufa, had a magician present with him who would perform tricks in front of al-Walid, showing him that he could kill a man and then revive him, and enter into one group and then emerge from another. So he took a sword from a blacksmith, wrapped it, and went to the magician, striking him a blow that killed him. He then said: "Revive yourself," and recited: {Do you now believe in him, despite your earlier dismissal?} (Surah An-Nabi 21:3). This was reported to al-Walid, who said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say, 'The punishment for a magician is a strike with the sword,'" so al-Walid imprisoned him. However, when the guard saw his prayers and fasting, he freed him. Al-Walid then took the guard and killed him, while others said he merely imprisoned him. It was said that a letter from Uthman came to release him, or that al-Walid imprisoned Junadb, and Junadb's nephew went to the guard and killed him, freeing Junabd. Thus, ....

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Reference: Osad al-Ghabah fi Ma'refah al-Shahabah Book 1

Hadith No: 15
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter Jeem - 1092: Jundub ibn Abd Allah
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (309)
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (311 / 313 / 314)
- Abu al-Fath Yusuf ibn Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, saying: Shuja ibn Ali informed me, saying: Abu Abd Allah ibn Mundah narrated to me, saying: Abu Muhammad ibn Saad narrated to me, as did Abu Mansur and Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Sulayman, saying: Isma'il ibn Ibrahim Abu Ma'mar informed us, saying: Hisham ibn Urwah narrated to us, saying: Khalid al-Hadhdhar informed us, from Abu Umar ibn Abdul Rahman al-Nahdi, that there was a magician who was performing in the presence of al-Walid ibn Uqbah. He would take his sword and slaughter himself without being harmed. Then Jundub stood up, took the sword, struck his neck, and said: { "What! Will you resort to magic while you are able to see?!" } (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:3).
- It was narrated to us from above by Abu Sa'ad ibn al-Baghdadi, who said: Abu Mansur Shakurwayh and Abd al-Rahman and Abd al-Wahhab, the sons of Muhammad ibn Ishaq, and Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali al-Simsar, and Umm al-Alā, who is the daughter of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Sahlwayh, all said: Abu Ibrahim ibn Abd Allah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: al-Husayn narrated to us from Isma'il, saying: Ziyad ibn Ayub narrated to us, saying: Hisham narrated to us, saying: Khalid informed us, from Abu Umar ibn Abdul Rahman al-Nahdi, from Jundub al-Bajjali, that he killed a magician who was with al-Walid ibn Uqbah and then said: { "What! Will you resort to magic while you are able to see?!" } (Surah al-Anbiya, 21:3).

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 11

Hadith No: 16
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter J - 1092: Jundub ibn Abdullah
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (311/312)
- Abu al-Barakat al-Anmati narrated to us, saying: Thabit ibn Bandar narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Alā al-Wasiti narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Babsiri narrated to us in Wasit, saying: al-Ahwass ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us, who said: Jundub al-Khayr, that is, ibn Abdullah ibn Jundub ibn Ka'b, the killer of the magician, narrated to us. Abu al-Ghana'im ibn al-Narsyi then said: After that, Abu al-Fadl ibn Nasir narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn al-Hasan and al-Mubarak ibn Abdul-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn Ali, and the wording is from him, all said: Abu Ahmad narrated to us, adding that Ahmad and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan said: Ahmad ibn Abdani narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Sahl narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Isma'il narrated to us, saying: Jundub ibn Ka'b, the killer of magic. And al-A'mash narrated from Ibrahim, who he thought was narrating from Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid, that Jundub killed the magician during the time of al-Walid ibn Uqbah. He said: Is'haq narrated to us, saying: Khalid al-Wasiti narrated to us from Khalid al-Hadhdhaa from Abu Uthman, who said: There was a man at the time of al-Walid playing, and he killed a person, severing his head, and we were amazed. Then he reattached the head, and Jundub al-Azdiy came and killed him. Amr ibn Muhammad narrated to me, saying: Hisham narrated to us from Khalid from Abu Uthman from Jundub al-Bajjali that he killed him. Then he said: Musa narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Wahid narrated to us from Asim from Abu Uthman, who said: Jundub ibn Ka'b killed him.
- Abu al-Ghana'im Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Maymun narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Hasuni narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Amr al-Ahmarsi narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us, saying: Ubayd ibn Kithir al-Alawi narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Tahir Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Abdullah al-Alawi narrated to me, saying: My father told me from his father, from his grandfather, from his father, from Ali, who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) on a journey, and he stopped and gathered his companions with him, saying: "Jundub, and what is Jundub? And al-Aqta', al-Khayr, Zayd." He kept repeating this for them throughout the night. The people said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, this has been your message since last night." He replied: "Two men from my nation, one of whom will be called Jundub, will strike a blow that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, and the other will be called Zayd. A member of his body will precede him to paradise, and the rest of his body will follow." He said: "As for Jundub, he is with a magician at the time of al-Walid ibn Uqbah, and he is showing them that he is performing magic." He struck him with a sword and killed him. "And as for Zayd, his hand was severed in one of the battles of the Muslims, and then they both witnessed with Ali and Zayd was killed on the day of the Battle of the Camel with Ali."

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 11

Hadith No: 17
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter J - 1092: Jundub ibn Abdullah
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (313/314)
- Abu al-Qasim Zaher ibn Tahir narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi narrated to us, saying: Abu Sa'id ibn Abi Amr narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Abbas al-Asamm narrated to us, saying: Ibn Wahb narrated to me, saying: Ibn Luheiya from Abu al-Aswad, that al-Walid ibn Uqba was in Iraq playing with a sorcerer performing tricks before him. The sorcerer would strike a man's head and then shout at him, causing him to rise and exit, his head returning to him. The people said, "Glory be to Allah, who gives life to the dead!" A man from the righteous migrants saw him and looked at him. When the next day came, he took up his sword and went to play a trick like that. The man swiftly drew his sword and struck off his head, saying, "If he is truthful, let him raise himself!" Al-Walid ordered him to be taken to Dinār, the keeper of the prison, who was a righteous man, and he imprisoned him. Al-Walid was pleased with the man's behavior and said, "Can you escape?" He replied, "Yes." Al-Walid said, "Then go, and Allah, the Exalted, will never ask me about you."
- Abu al-Qasim Hibatullah ibn Ahmad ibn Umar al-Jurayi narrated to us from al-Qadi Abu al-Tayyib Tahir ibn Abdullah, saying: Abu al-Hasan al-Daraqutni narrated to us this reading at that time, and Abu al-Barakat al-Anmati narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Husayn al-Tayuri narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr ibn Bishran narrated to us, saying: Al-Daraqutni narrated to us this reading, saying: Mansur ibn Muhammad al-Isbahani, uncle of the prince ibn Badr, narrated to us, saying: Abu Yaqub Ishaq ibn Ahmad ibn Ruzayk narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Wahid ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Mundhir Hisham ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu Makhnif Lut ibn Yahya narrated to me, saying: Ibn Zuhair ibn Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Zuhair ibn Sulayman al-Azdii from Muhammad ibn Makhnif, who said: The first of the governors of Uthman to introduce an innovation was al-Walid ibn Uqba; he would bring near sorcerers and drink alcohol....

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 11

Hadith No: 18
Al-Mizzi - Tahdhib al-Kamal fi Asma' al-Rijal
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (142/143/144)
- Al-Bukhari said: Jundab ibn Kabir fought the magician. Al-A'mash said from Ibrahim, who he seemed to be reporting from Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid: that Jundab killed the magician during the time of al-Walid ibn Uqbah. Abu al-Qasim al-Baghawi said: Jundab ibn Kabir is said to have fought the magician, but there is doubt about his companionship with the Prophet.
- Abu al-Qasim al-Tabarani said: Jundab ibn Kabir al-Azdi, and there is disagreement about his companionship. Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hadrami narrated to us, saying: Abu Ma'mar Isma'il ibn Ibrahim al-Qatti'i narrated to us, saying: Hisham narrated to us, saying: Khalid al-Haddaa narrated to us from Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi: that a magician was performing tricks in the presence of al-Walid ibn Uqbah, taking a sword and slitting his own throat, and acting in various ways without it harming him. Jundab stood up, took the sword, struck his neck, and then said: {Are you disbelieving in what is untrue while you can see? (Surah Anbiya, 21:3)}.
- Abu Ishaq ibn al-Duraji narrated to us this with the same chain of narration, also from al-Tabarani. Abdullah ibn Wahb said: Ibn Luheiya narrated to me from Abu al-Aswad: that al-Walid ibn Uqbah was in Iraq, and a magician was performing tricks before him, striking a man's head, causing him to leave, then calling out to him, and his head would return to him. The people said: Glory be to God, he gives life to the dead! A man from among the righteous immigrants approached him and looked at him. When the next day came, he took up his sword and went to perform that trick again, but the man drew his sword, struck his neck, and said: If he is truthful, let him bring himself back to life. Al-Walid ordered that he be taken to Dinara, the keeper of the prison, a righteous man, who imprisoned him. He was impressed by the man's actions and said: Can you escape? He replied: Yes. He said: Then go, and never let Allah ask you about it.
- Abu al-Hasan al-Daraqutni said: Mansur ibn Muhammad al-Isbahani, the teacher of the prince ibn Badr, narrated to us, saying: Abu Ya'qub Ishaq ibn Ahmad ibn Zayrukh narrated to us, saying: Abdul-Wahid ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Mundhir Hisham ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu Mukhnif Lut ibn Yahya narrated to us, from my uncle al-Saq'ab ibn Zuhayr ibn Abdullah ibn Zuhayr ibn Sulaym al-Azdi, about Muhammad ibn Mukhnif, who said: The first of the governors of Uthman to introduce a reprehensible act was al-Walid ibn Uqbah, who would bring near magicians and drink wine...

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Reference: Tahzeeb al-Kamaal fi Asmaa al-Rejaal Book 5

Hadith No: 19
Al-Safadi - al-Wafi bil-Wafayat - Qatil al-Sahir - Jundub ibn Ka'b al-Abdi
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (150/151)
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- .... Jundub ibn Ka'b al-Abdi, and it is said, al-Azdi, and it is said, al-Ghamdi, and most consider him to be the Qatil al-Sahir (Killer of the Magician) before the waliid ibn Uqbah. He said: Jundub said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "The punishment for a magician is a strike with the sword," and it was also said that the Qatil al-Sahir was Jundub ibn Zuhair, who has been mentioned earlier....
- .... And Abu Uthman said: I saw one who was playing between the hands of al-Walid ibn Uqbah, seeming to cut off the head of a man and then restore it. Then Jundub ibn Ka'b stood up to him and struck his middle with the sword, saying: "Tell him to bring himself back to life now." So Jundub was detained, and it was written to Uthman, and Uthman wrote back that he should be released, so he was left alone....

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Reference: Al-waafi Bil Wafayaat Book 11

Hadith No: 20
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-'Ummal fi Sunnani al-Aqwal wa'l-Af'al
Volume: (13) - Page Number: (325/326)
36919 - Narrated from Abu al-Taa'ifa Ahmad ibn Isa ibn Abdullah al-Alawi, who said: My father narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from his grandfather, from Ali, who said: We were with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) on a journey when he urged the riders forward and kept saying: "Jundab, and what is Jundab? And the One-Handed, the better, Zayd." He continued to repeat this throughout the night. The people said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, you have been saying this since last night." He replied, "Two men from my Ummah will be mentioned, one of whom will be called Jundab, who will strike a blow that separates truth from falsehood, and the other will be called Zayd, whose limb will precede him to Paradise, and then the rest of his body will follow." He said: "As for Jundab, he was brought before a magician at the hands of al-Walid ibn Uqba, who was showing them that he could perform magic, and he struck him with a sword and killed him." And as for Zayd, his hand was cut off in one of the battles of the Muslims, but he later fought alongside Ali and was killed. Zayd died on the day of the Battle of the Camel with Ali.

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 13

Hadith No: 21
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (17) - Page Number: (241)
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- .... As for this Jundab, he entered upon al-Walid ibn Uqbah while there was a sorcerer with him named Abu Shayban, who would take the eyes of the people and then remove their intestines, only to return them. Jundab came up from behind him, struck him, and killed him, and said: "Curse al-Walid, Abu Shayban, and Ibn Hubaysh, the Rider of the Devil!"

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 17