The Water-Cup Before Umar
The Persian general al-Hurmuzan was captured at Tustar and brought to Umar in Madinah. Umar swore to kill him after he had drunk. Al-Hurmuzan asked for water — and as the cup was given to him, he refused to drink until he was promised safety, since he had been told he would only be killed after he drank.
Umar accepted the ruse and spared his life. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 360–361 — Najeebabadi — al-Hurmuzan's water-cup ruse before Umar; the conditional oath.
He embraced Islam and was settled in Madinah. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 360–361 — Najeebabadi — al-Hurmuzan embraces Islam; settles in Madinah.
A Killing After the Caliph’s Assassination
After Umar’s assassination, his son Ubaydullah ibn Umar killed al-Hurmuzan along with a Christian slave named Jufayna — suspected (perhaps without proof) of having been in on the plot. Uthman later paid the blood-money on Ubaydullah’s behalf. 3 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 382–383 — Najeebabadi — Ubaydullah ibn Umar kills al-Hurmuzan and Jufayna after Umar's assassination; Uthman pays the blood-money.
Life Timeline
Captured at Tustar; brought to Madinah
Saves his life by the water-cup ruse before Umar; embraces Islam
Killed by Ubaydullah ibn Umar in the aftermath of Umar's assassination
References
- History of Islam — Najeebabadi — al-Hurmuzan's water-cup ruse before Umar; embraces Islam; killed by Ubaydullah ibn Umar Vol 1 · pp. 360–361, 382–383