Umar dispatched people to the various regions to fight the polytheists. Hurmuzan accepted Islam, and Umar said to him, "I wish to consult you about these military campaigns of mine."Hurmuzan replied, "Yes. The likeness of these lands and the people in them who are enemies of the Muslims is like a bird with a head, two wings, and two legs. If one of the wings is broken, the two legs rise up along with the other wing and the head. If the other wing is broken, the two legs and the head rise up. But if the head is crushed, the two legs, the two wings, and the head all perish. The head is Khusraw, one wing is Caesar, and the other wing is Persia. So order the Muslims to march against Khusraw."Bakr and Ziyad both reported from Jubayr bin Haya, who said, Umar summoned us and appointed Numan bin Muqarin as our commander. When we reached the land of the enemy, Khusraw's governor came out against us with forty thousand men. An interpreter stood up and said, "Let one of you speak with me."Mughira said, "Ask whatever you wish."He asked, "Who are you?"Mughira answered, "We are a people from the Arabs. We lived in severe hardship and great misery, sucking on hides and date stones from hunger, wearing camel hair and wool, and worshipping trees and stones. While we were in that condition, the Lord of the heavens and the Lord of the earths, exalted be His mention and magnificent His majesty, sent to us a prophet from among ourselves, whose father and mother we know. Our Prophet, the Messenger ﷺ of our Lord, commanded us to fight you until you worship Allah alone or pay the tribute. Our Prophet ﷺ informed us, conveying the message of our Lord, that whoever among us is killed will enter Paradise in delights the like of which has never been seen, and whoever among us remains will rule over your necks."
بعث عمر الناس في أفناء الأمصار يقاتلون المشركين، فأسلم الهرمزان فقال: إني مستشيرك في مغازي هذه قال: نعم، مثلها ومثل من فيها من الناس من عدو المسلمين مثل طائر له رأس وله جناحان، وله رجلان، فإن كسرأحد الجناحين نهضت الرجلان بجناح والرأس، فإن كسر الجناح الآخر نهضت الرجلان والرأس، وإن شدخ الرأس ذهبت الرجلان والجناحان والرأس، فالرأس كسرى، والجناح قيصر، والجناح الآخر فارس، فمر المسلمين فلينفروا إلى كسرى. وقال بكر وزياد جميعا عن جبير بن حية قال: فندبنا عمر، واستعمل علينا النعمان بن مقرن حتى إذا كنا بأرض العدو، وخرج علينا عامل كسرى في أربعين ألفا، فقام ترجمان فقال: ليكلمني رجل منكم فقال المغيرة: سل عما شئت؟ قال: ما أنتم؟ قال: نحن أناس من العرب، كنا في شقاء شديد وبلاء شديد نمص الجلد والنوى من الجوع، ونلبس الوبر والشعر، ونعبد الشجر والحجر فبينا نحن كذلك، إذ بعث رب السموات ورب الأرضين تعالى ذكره وجلت عظمته إلينا نبيا من أنفسنا، نعرف أباه وأمه، فأمرنا نبينا رسول ﷺ ربنا أن نقاتلكم حتى تعبدوا الله وحده، أو تؤدوا الجزية، وأخبرنا نبينا ﷺ عن رسالة ربنا أنه من قتل منا صار إلى الجنة في نعيم لم ير مثلها قط، ومن بقي منا ملك رقابكم.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Jizya and Truce-Making (3159) from Fadl bin Yaqub, who said, Abdullah bin Jafar Raqqi told us, Mutamir bin Sulayman told us, Saeed bin Ubaydullah Thaqafi told us, Bakr bin Abdullah Muzani and Ziyad bin Jubayr told us, from Jubayr bin Hayyah, who said, then he mentioned it.