Furat ibn Hayyan

Furat ibn Hayyan al-Ijli, an ally of the Banu Sahm. ¹. Al-Bukhari reports from Abu Hatim that he had emigrated to the Prophet, and Abu Hatim says that he was from Kufa. Al-Baghawi says that he lived in Kufa and built a house there, that he has descendants there, and that the Prophet granted him land in Bahrain. ¹. Ibn al-Sakan says that he had companionship with the Prophet, and Ibn Sa'd lists him in the class of the people of the Trench and his settling in Kufa. ¹.

Abu Dawud and al-Bukhari in his History report that the Prophet said: "Among you are men whom I leave to their faith, and among them is Furat ibn Hayyan." ¹. Haritha ibn Mudrib, Qays ibn Zuhayr and al-Hasan al-Basri reported from him. ¹. Ibn Hajar says that he "was a spy for Abu Sufyan in his wars, then embraced Islam and his Islam was good", and al-Marzubani said that he was among those who satirised the Messenger of God and then praised him, and his praise was accepted. ¹. Ibn al-Sakan transmitted from Adi ibn Hatim (may God be pleased with him) that he embraced Islam, gained understanding in religion, and that the Prophet granted him land in Yamama yielding four thousand two hundred. ^{1 2}.

Sayf reports in "The Conquests", from Ahmad ibn Furat ibn Hayyan, that Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him), Furat ibn Hayyan and al-Rijal ibn Unfuwa went out from the Prophet, and he said: "A single tooth of one of them in the Fire is greater than Mount Uhud, and with him is a treacherous nape." They did not feel safe until al-Rijal did what he did and was then killed, and Abu Hurayra and Furat fell in prostration in thanks to God. ². Ibn Hajar says that al-Rijal apostatised, was seduced by Musaylima, and was killed with him as an unbeliever. ², and for the detail see Musaylima.