Al-Bajūrī said,
The mail coif is a flexible type of armour made of interlinked metal rings that is made to fit the size of the head and worn underneath the turban. It is considered to be from his weapons because a weapon refers to that which is used to fight and that which is used for protection.
112. Anas ibn Mālik reported: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) was wearing a mail coif when he entered Makkah. Someone came to him and said, ‘O Messenger of Allāh, Ibn Khatal is holding the cover (black cloth) of the Ka’bah.’ The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, ‘Kill him.’” [128]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
Ibn Khatal was one of those who the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered to kill wherever and whenever he was found. This was because he embraced Islām and had a Muslim servant but afterwards apostated, killed the servant and started to defame the Prophet with foul language in his poetry and employed two female singers to sing his foul poetry against the Prophet and his companions.
Al-Bajūrī said,
Ibn Khatal was holding the cover of the Ka’bah because it was the habit of the Arabs before Islām to give refuge to anyone who did this, regardless of their crimes.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
It is reported in Sahīh Muslim that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “It is unlawful for anyone to carry a weapon in Makkah.”[129] This appears contradictory to the incident narrated in this hadīth. However, there is no contradiction because it is proven authentic that Allāh made it lawful for the Prophet (peace be upon him) to fight for one hour of a day in Makkah[130]
Alī al-Qārī said,
There are four persons that the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered to be killed whenever and wherever they were found: al-Huwairith ibn Nuqayd, Hilal ibn Khatal, Maqīs ibn Subabah and ‘Abdullāh ibn Abī Sarh. The companion who killed Ibn Khatal is reported to be Sa’īd ibn Huraith but it was reported in a more authentic hadīth that the one who killed him was Abū Barzah al-Aslamī.
113. Anas ibn Mālik narrated: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) wore a mail coif on his head when he entered Makkah as a conqueror. After he removed it, a person came and said, ‘O Messenger of Allāh, Ibn Khatal is clinging to the cover of the Ka’bah.’ The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, ‘Kill him.’”
Ibn Shihāb (the one narrating from Anas) said, “I have been informed that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was not in the state of ihram on that day.” [131]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
The statement of Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī indicates that if a person is entering Makkah without intending to enter the state of ihram, then he is not required to wear the clothes of ihram as this is only required for the one who wants to perform ‘Umrah or Hajj.