A Captive of Nakhla
al-Hakam ibn Kaysan was taken captive at the expedition of Nakhla. Umar demanded his execution; al-Miqdad pleaded for his life — and the Prophet ﷺ inclined towards mercy. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 74–75 — Kandhlawi — al-Miqdad pleads for al-Hakam ibn Kaysan against Umar's demand for execution.
The Patience of the Prophet ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ sat with him and invited him to Islam over a long sitting. al-Hakam hesitated, asked questions, returned to old ground — and the Prophet ﷺ remained patient with him through it all. He eventually embraced Islam. 2 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 74–75 — Kandhlawi — the Prophet's ﷺ patient invitation of al-Hakam ibn Kaysan to Islam.
He was later martyred at Bir Ma’una, with the other reciters whom the Prophet ﷺ had sent to teach. 3 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 74–75 — Kandhlawi — al-Hakam ibn Kaysan martyred at Bir Ma'una.
Life Timeline
Captured at the Nakhla expedition
Embraces Islam after the Prophet's ﷺ patient invitation
Martyred
References
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — al-Miqdad pleads for al-Hakam ibn Kaysan against Umar's demand for execution; the Prophet's ﷺ patient invitation converts him; later martyred at Bir Ma'una Vol 1 · pp. 74–75