Muhammad bin Umar narrates from his teachers that they said: On the day of the Battle of the Camel, which that year was Thursday the 10th of Jumada al-Akhirah, after the fighting Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) set off towards Madinah riding a horse called "Dhu al-Khimar". He was martyred in the valley of al-Siba' and was buried there. And it is reported from Sayyiduna Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: My father was martyred on the day of the Battle of the Camel, and his age was four years more than sixty (that is, 64 years).

It is narrated from Ibn Umar: I heard Mus'ab bin Thabit bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr saying: Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) took part in the Battle of Badr when he was 27 years old, and when he was martyred he was 64 years old.