نزول سعد المدائن وفتحها

After its conquest, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas halted at al-Mada'in and divided up the dwellings. The Muslims stayed there until they had finished with Jalula, Tikrit and Mosul, and then moved to Kufa. Sa'd sent to Umar from the fifth the garments, jewels and sword of Khosrow. ¹ al-Waqidi mentions that Sa'd finished with al-Mada'in and Jalula in 16 AH. ²

After al-Qadisiyya, the Muslims met al-Nakhirkhan near the monastery of Ka'b, and Zuhayr ibn Sulaym al-Azdi killed him. Then Sa'd halted at Sabat, and the Muslims remained before the city of Bahurseer for nine months, and it is said eighteen months. When they took it, Yazdegerd ibn Shahriyar fled to Hulwan with what was light of his goods and treasuries. ²

al-Baladhuri relates on the authority of al-Waqidi that the Persians raised the boats and burned the bridge, so the Muslims crossed the Tigris on horseback, wading, and took the eastern city. They made peace with the people of al-Rumiyya on condition that whoever wished could leave, and whoever stayed would remain under obedience and the payment of the kharaj. ²