In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Ibn Ishaq said:
'Umar ibn al-Khattab set out,
along with 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah al-Makhzumi,
until they arrived in Medina.
Nafi', the freedman of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, narrated to me,
on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar,
who reported that his father, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, said:
"When we intended to migrate to Medina, I made an appointment
with 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah
and Hisham ibn al-'As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi
at al-Tanadub, a watering place of the Banu Ghifar above Saraf.
We said, 'Whoever among us does not arrive there by morning has been detained,
so his two companions should proceed.'
I and 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah arrived at al-Tanadub by morning,
but Hisham was detained from us.
He was tempted and succumbed to the trial.
When we arrived in Medina,
we stayed with the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf in Quba'.
Then Abu Jahl ibn Hisham
and al-Harith ibn Hisham set out
to find 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah,
for he was their cousin and their maternal brother.
They reached us in Medina,
while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was still in Mecca.
They spoke to him and said,
'Your mother has vowed that no comb shall touch her head until she sees you,
and she will not seek shade from the sun until she sees you.'
His heart softened for her.
I said to him, 'O 'Ayyash,
by Allah, these people only want to tempt you away from your religion,
so beware of them.
By Allah, if lice were to bother your mother, she would surely comb her hair,
and if the heat of Mecca became too intense for her, she would surely seek shade.'
He replied, 'I will fulfill my mother's oath,
and I have some wealth there that I will take.'
I said, 'By Allah, you know that I am among the wealthiest of the Quraysh,
so I will give you half of my wealth,
but do not go with them.'
Yet he refused my offer and insisted on going with them.
When he insisted on doing so,
I said to him, 'Since you have decided to do what you have done,
take this she-camel of mine,
for she is a noble and docile mount.
Keep to her back,
and if you sense any treachery from these people,
escape on her.'
So he set out with them on her.
When they were on the road,
Abu Jahl said to him,
'By Allah, my camel has become sluggish,
will you not let me ride behind you on your she-camel?'
He replied, 'Yes,' and made her kneel.
They also made their camels kneel to switch mounts.
When they were all on the ground,
they fell upon him,
bound him, and tied him up.
Then they brought him into Mecca,
and they tempted him, and he succumbed to the trial."
Ibn Ishaq said:
Someone from the family of 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah narrated to me
that when they entered Mecca with him,
they brought him in during the day, bound,
and then said,
"O people of Mecca,
do this to your fools
just as we have done to this fool of ours."
'Umar had made every effort,
but emotion overcame the heart of 'Ayyash.