It is narrated from Abu Ishaq that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was saying: "Listen! I remain firm upon my pledge of allegiance; I will neither revoke it nor seek to withdraw from it. Allah and the people are witnesses to it."

It is narrated from Busr bin Ubaydullah al-Hadrami that when Ziyad sent Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), he ordered that they be imprisoned at a place called "Marj Adhra'". Then he consulted the people about them, and the people began to say that they should be killed. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Yazid bin Asad al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "O Commander of the Believers! You are our shepherd and we are your flock; you are our refuge and we are your pillars. If you punish, we will say that you did right, and if you forgive, we will say that you did very well. Forgiveness is closer to piety, and every shepherd will be questioned about his flock." The narrator says: At these words of his, the people dispersed.

It is narrated from Abu Mikhnaf that Hudbah bin Fayyad al-A'war was ordered to kill Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him). He advanced towards him with a sword, and (out of fear of Allah) his shoulders began to tremble. He said: "O Hujr! Did you not claim that you are not alarmed by death? We are leaving you (to be handed over to death)." Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Why should I not be alarmed when I see a dug grave, a spread-out shroud and a drawn sword? But by Allah! I will not say (with my tongue) anything that angers my Lord." The narrator says: Then he martyred him, and this event took place in the month of Sha'ban in the year 51 AH.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin that Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) said (at the time of his martyrdom): "Do not wash the blood off me, do not remove my shackles, and bury me in these very clothes of mine, for we shall meet tomorrow (on the Day of Resurrection) on the great highway (before Allah)."

It is narrated from Abu Zur'ah bin Amr bin Jarir that whenever Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) went with a delegation, I was with him; whenever he went in to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), I was with him too; and whenever we went in to him, he (Mu'awiyah) would certainly mention the killing of Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Ibn Sirin that Ziyad once delivered a very long sermon, so Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) called out: "The prayer! (that is, the time of prayer is passing)." But Ziyad remained absorbed in his sermon. He said again: "The prayer!" and struck the pebbles on the ground with his hand, and the people, following him, also struck the pebbles on the ground. Then he came down from the pulpit and led the prayer. Then he wrote a report of this incident to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Send him to me." When he arrived there, Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Believers!" He said: "Am I now the Commander of the Believers?! I will neither release you from your pledge nor pardon you." Then he ordered him to be killed. When the executioners set off with him, Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) requested: "Give me respite to pray two rak'ahs." They permitted him, so he prayed two rak'ahs, then said: "Do not remove these shackles from me, do not wash my blood, and bury me in these very clothes, for I shall be one who brings a case (before Allah on the Day of Resurrection)." The narrator says: Then he was martyred. Hisham says that whenever Muhammad bin Sirin was asked about a martyr (and his shrouding and burial), he would mention this very hadith of Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him).

Makhshi bin Hujr bin Adi narrates from his father that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people (on the occasion of the Farewell Hajj) and asked: "What day is this?" The people said: It is a sacred day. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What city is this?" They said: It is a sacred city. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What month is this?" They said: It is a sacred month. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, your blood, your wealth and your honour are sacred to you just as this day of yours, this month of yours and this city of yours are sacred. So let the one who is present convey (this message) to the one who is absent. And do not become disbelievers after me, striking one another's necks."

Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) lived in the time of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and in that era he even tasted blood (according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah). Then he attained the honour of companionship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and heard hadith from him (peace and blessings be upon him). He took part in the Battles of the Camel and Siffin alongside Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was martyred precisely because of his loyalty to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Marwan bin al-Hakam that he said: I went with Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: "O Mu'awiyah! You killed Hujr and his companions, and you did all that you did!" Then the narrator mentioned this long story.

It is narrated from Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah that Ziyad addressed Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), saying: "O Abu Nujayd!"