The Mission of Amr b. Umayyah al-Damri against Abu Sufyan[3] occurred in AH 4 of the Islamic Calendar[4] i.e.
According to Ar-Rahīq al-Makhtum (the Sealed Nectar), a modern Islamic biography of Muhammad written by the Indian Muslim author Safi-ur Rahman Mubarakpuri, biographers have said that Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri was sent on an errand to kill Abu Sufyan (the leader of the Quraysh), who had also sent a Bedouin to kill Muhammad.
[7] Per Al-Tabari, Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri set out and first visited the Ka'bah where he was spotted by one of the Meccans.
While the Muslims were still in the cave Uthman bin Malik al-Taymi came close riding his horse while they were hiding.
Then Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri came out of hiding and killed him, he "stabbed him below the breast" with a dagger and al-Taymi gave out a loud scream which other Meccans heard.
I leant over him, stuck the end of my bow into his good eye, and thrust it down until it came out of the back of his neck.
After that I rushed out like a wild beast [Tabari, Volume 7, p. 148][2]Al-Damri then fled and came to a place called al-Naqi.
You keep watch, and if a patrol comes or something alarms you, get back to your camel, mount it, return to Medina, and go to the Messenger of God and tell him what has happened.
When we entered Mecca I had with me the like of an eagle's secondary feather-meaning his dagger-which I had ready to kill anybody who laid hold of me.
My companion said to me, "Shall we make a start by circumambulating the Ka`bah seven times and praying two rak`ahs?"
But he kept on pestering me until in the end we went to the Ka`bah, circumambulated it seven times, and prayed two rak`ahs.
When we came out we went past a group of men sitting together, and one of them recognized me and shouted out at the top of his voice, "That is `Amr b.
As we went into the cave, I concealed the entrance with stones, saying to my companion, "Let us wait here until the hue and cry has died down; they are sure to hunt for us the rest of the night and all tomorrow until the evening."
He gave a shout which all the Meccans heard, and they came up to him while I went back to my hiding place, went in and said to my companion, "Stay where you are!"
We remained in the cave for two days until the pursuit had died down and then went out to al-Tan`im, where Khubayb's cross was.
The cross was watched over by a guard, so I said to the Ansari, "If you are afraid of anything, make your way to your camel, mount it, go to the Messenger of God, and tell him what has happened."
I went quickly to Khubayb's cross, untied him, and carried him on my back, but I had gone no more than forty paces when they spotted me.
According to Ibn Humayd-Salamah-Ibn Ishaq-Sulayman b. Wardan-his father-`Amr b. Umayyah: When I came to Medina, I went past some shaykhs of the Ansar.
I had tied my prisoner's thumbs together with my bowstring, and the Messenger of God looked at him and laughed so that his back teeth could be seen.