The story of the martyrdom of Thabit ibn Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) in al-Yamamah and the execution of his bequest after his death.

The Shaykh : He had a strange story. When he was killed, a man from the army passed by him and found armor on him. It seemed the armor pleased him, so he stripped it from him, took the armor, and went with it to his camp, placing it under a large pot. Do you know what a large pot is? It is a vessel made of fired clay. Yes. At night, a man among the companions of Thabit ibn Qays—Thabit ibn Qays saw him in a dream—told him that a man from the army had passed by him, taken his armor, and placed it under a large pot, with a horse neighing around it. He also mentioned a bequest; I have forgotten the specific bequest, but he had made a bequest that reached the commander of the army, Khalid ibn al-Walid, and then to Abu Bakr. When the man woke up, he went to the place Thabit ibn Qays had described, found the large pot, found the armor underneath it, and found the horse neighing nearby. Then he informed the commander and conveyed the bequest to Abu Bakr, who executed his bequest. It is said that he was the first person whose bequest was executed after his death, because a bequest is not executed unless a person makes it while alive, but after his death it is not possible and is not accepted. Therefore, we often hear of the dead coming to their families saying, "Save us with water, save us with food." The dreamer’s chest tightens, and he thinks that perhaps this dead person is being punished and needs food and drink. But we say, do not be anxious; this may be one of the parables of Satan, because Satan can take the form of any human being in a dream, except for one form. What is it? The form of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Satan cannot take that form. As for others, Satan may take the form of your father, your uncle, your brother, or your son, and bring things that disturb you, because Satan is eager to disturb the children of Adam. Now, I say...