![]() ![]() So he drank it and died at Hums, and Mu`aawiyah fulfilled what he had guaranteed ibn Uthaal.’ So when Abd ar-Rahmaan returned from Rum, ibn Uthaal slipped him a poisoned drink through the means of his servants. Mu`aawiyah guaranteed him exemption from his tax for as long as he lived and that he would be placed in charge of the tax revenues of Homs (a land in central Syria). So Mu`aawiyah became afraid and apprehensive of him, and commanded ibn Uthaal, the Christian, that he plan his murder. ‘And the reason for his – Abd ar-Rahmaan bin Khaalid bin Waleed – death was that he became prominent in the eyes of the People of Shaam, and they inclined towards him due to his possessing characteristics of his father, and due to his usefulness (to the Muslims) in the Land of the Romans, and due to his great courage. Ibn Jareer said in his ‘Taareekh’ (3/202) and ibn Atheer in ‘al-Kaamil’ (3/453) and the wording is his, And from those was Abd ar-Rahmaan bin Khaalid bin Waleed. “I say: and Mu`aawiyah killed a group of righteous people from the Sahaabah and other noble personalities for the sake of gaining sovereignty. ![]() Here I present a translation of Saqqaafs footnotes to ‘Daf` Shubah at-Tashbeeh’ provided to me by his own followers to refute their claim.Saqqaaf states in his footnotes to ‘Daf` Shubah’ (pg. Shaykh Ali stated the Saqqaaf attacked and abused this companion, however his followers accused him of lying. ![]()
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