It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that I reached Abu Jahl during the Battle of Badr and he was lying wounded, his leg had been cut off. I began to strike him with my sword, but the sword had no effect on him. I kept striking him with my sword until I killed him with it. Then I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "Abu Jahl has been killed." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Did you see him yourself?" I replied, "Yes." This question and answer happened twice. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Come with me so that I may see as well." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to his corpse. Due to the heat of the sun, his corpse had begun to rot. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Drag him and his companions and throw them into the well," and after those in the well, curses were sent upon them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "He was the Pharaoh of this Ummah."