Abdullah bin Unays reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned me and said, "It has reached me that Khalid bin Sufyan bin Nabih al-Hudhali is gathering people against me to raid me, and he is at Uranah. Go to him and kill him."I said, "Messenger of Allah, describe him to me so I may recognize him."He said, "When you see him, you will feel a shudder come over you."So I set out girded with my sword until I came upon him at Uranah, where he was with some women travelers, scouting out a place to camp for them. It was around the time of the afternoon prayer. When I saw him, I felt exactly what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had described, the shudder. I approached him, but feared that some struggle between us might keep me from the prayer, so I prayed as I walked toward him, gesturing with my head for the bowing and prostration.When I reached him, he asked, "Who is the man?"I replied, "A man of the Arabs who has heard of you and of your gathering forces against this man, so he has come to you for that purpose."He said, "Indeed, I am engaged in that."I walked with him for a while, and when I had the chance, I struck him with my sword until I killed him. Then I left, leaving his women travelers bent over him.When I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he saw me, he said, "May the face be successful."I said, "I have killed him, Messenger of Allah."He said, "You have spoken the truth."Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose with me and brought me into his house, where he gave me a staff and said, "Keep this with you, Abdullah bin Unays."I went out with it among the people, and they asked, "What is this staff?"I said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave it to me and ordered me to keep it."They said, "Will you not return to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him about it?"So I returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, why have you given me this staff?"He said, "It is a sign between you and me on the Day of Resurrection. The fewest of people on that day will be those who lean on staffs."So Abdullah fastened it to his sword, and it remained with him until he died, when he ordered that it be placed with him in his shroud, and we buried them together.

عن عبد الله بن أنيس قال

دعاني رسول الله ﷺ فقال: إنه قد بلغني أن خالد بن سفيان بن نبيح الهذلي، يجمع لي الناس ليغروني وهو بعرنة، فأته فاقتله قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، انعته لي حتى أعرفه، قال: إذا رأيته وجدت له إقشعريرة. قال: فخرجت متوشحا بسيفي حتى وقعت عليه، وهو بعرنة مع ظمن يرتاد لهن منزلا، وحين كان وقت العصر، فلما رأيته وجدت ما وصف لي رسول الله ﷺ من الإقشعريرة، فأقبلت نحوه، وخشيت أن يكون بيني وبينه محاولة تشغلني عن الصلاة، فصليت وأنا أمشي نحوه أومئ برأسي الركوع والسجود، فلما انتهيت إليه، قال: من الرجل؟ قلت: رجل من العرب سمع بك وبجمعك لهذا الرجل، فجاءك لهذا. قال: أجل أنا في ذلك. قال: فمشيت معه شيئا، حتى إذا أمكنني حملت عليه السيف حتى قتلته، ثم خرجت، وتركت ظعائنه مكبات عليه، فلما قدمت على رسول الله ﷺ فرآني، فقال: أفلح الوجه، قال: قلت: قتلته يا رسول الله. قال: صدقت قال: ثم قام معي رسول الله ﷺ، فدخل بي بيته، فأعطاني عصا، فقال: أمسك هذه عندك، يا عبد الله بن أنيس، قال: فخرجت بها على الناس، فقالوا: ما هذا العصا؟ قال: قلت: أعطانيها رسول الله ﷺ، وأمرني أن أمسكها، قالوا: أو لا ترجع إلى رسول الله ﷺ فتسأله عن ذلك؟ قال: فرجعت إلى رسول الله ﷺ، فقلت: يا رسول الله، لم أعطيتني هذه العصا؟ قال: آية بيني وبينك يوم القيامة، إن أقل الناس المتخصرون يومئذ قال: فقرنها عبد الله بسيفه، فلم تزل معه حتى إذا مات أمر بها فصبت معه في كفنه، ثم دفنا جمعا.