It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "And they kill the prophets without right, and they kill those among the people who command justice" [Surah Al Imran: 21] , that Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon them both) sent Yahya bin Zakariyya (peace be upon them both) with twelve of the disciples to teach the people the religion. Sayyiduna Yahya (peace be upon him) used to forbid the people from marrying a brother's daughter. At that time there was a king who was fond of his own niece and wanted to marry her, and every day the king would fulfil one wish or another of that girl. The girl's mother taught her: When the king asks you about your wish, say that my wish is the killing of Yahya bin Zakariyya. So when the king asked her, "What is your wish?" she said: My wish is that you kill Yahya bin Zakariyya. The king said: Ask for something other than this. She said: I will not ask for anything but this. When she persisted, the king gave the order and he was slaughtered in a basin. A drop of his blood fell to the ground and it continued to boil until Allah Almighty set Nebuchadnezzar over them. An old woman pointed out that drop to him, and it was put into Nebuchadnezzar's heart that he should continue the killing until this blood became still. So in a single day he killed seventy thousand people of one kind and one age. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it. It has a supporting narration (shahid) that is gharib (unusual) in both its chain and its text.