فأمر أبو جعفر برفع الستر بينه وبينه، فنظر إلى وجهه وباسطه بالقول حتى اطمأنّ قلبه. فلما خرج قال أبو جعفر لأصحابه عجبا من كل من يأمرني بقتل مثل هذا! ثم قتله بعد ذلك غدرا
Abu Ja'far ordered that the curtain between him and Ibn Hubayra be removed; he then looked at his face and spoke with him at length until Ibn Hubayra’s fear was allayed. When the latter left, Abu Ja'far said to his friends, ‘I am amazed at everyone who orders me to kill a person like this one!’ Later he broke his word and had him killed