In 631–632 CE (10 AH in the Hijri calendar), Zayd al-Khayl as the chief of the Tayy led a delegation to Medina to meet Muhammad and enquire about Islam, which was rising at the time.

As Zayd was returning to Najd from Medina, he fell ill with fever.

[1][2] Zayd eventually succumbed to his illness and died while he was stationed at a river outside Najd.

[1][2] After his death was known to his tribe, Zayd's wife, still a pagan, retrieved the scriptures that were present with him and then burned them.

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