Sa'd bin Mu'adh set out to do ‘umruh and he stayed with Safwan bin Umayyah bin Khalaf, when Umayyah went to Syria and passed by Madinah he used to stay with Sa'd. Umayyah said to Sa'd: Wait until midday, when there are not many people around, then go and do tawaf. Whilst Sa'd was doing tawaf, Abu Jahl came to him and said: Who is this who is circumambulating the Ka'bah in safety? Sa’d said: I am Sa'd. Abu Jahl said: Are you circumambulating the Ka'bah in safety when you have given refuge to Muhammad? And they traded insults. Umayyah said to Sa'd Do not raise your voice to Abul-Hakam, for he is the leader of the people of the valley. Sa'd said to him: By Allah, if you prevent me from circumambulating the House, I shall certainly cut off your trade with Syria. Umayyah kept saying: Do not raise your voice to Abul Hakam, and he tried to hold him back. Sa’d got angry and said: Leave us alone, for I heard Muhammad (ﷺ) saying that he is going to kill you. Umayyah said. Me? He said: Yes. He said. By Allah, Muhammad does not tell lies. Then when they left, he went back to his wife and said: Do you know what the Yathribi (i.e. Sa'd) said to me? And he told her about it. When the call for mobilization came and they set out for Badr, his wife said: Don't you remember what your brother the Yathribi said? He wanted not to go out, but Abu Jahl said to him: You are one of the nobles of the valley, come with us for a day or two. So he went with them, and Allah, may He be exalted and glorified, caused him to be killed.