Sallus Sinan

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Sixth Allegation   Muawiyah Poisoned Hassan ibn ‘Ali   This is one of the most famous fables that have been attributed to Muawiyah radiya Llahu ‘anhu.[1] Ibn ‘Asakir reported it in his Tarikh (13/284) — from Muhammad ibn Khalaf ibn Marzuban — from Abu ‘Abdullah al Thumami[2] — from Muhammad ibn Salam al Jumahi — from Ibn Ja’dubah[3] — who said:   […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Fifth Allegation   Muawiyah Killed Twenty of the Participants of Badr at Siffin   In response to this I say: very few of the Sahabah were present at Siffin. It has even been said that only Khuzaimah ibn Thabit radiya Llahu ‘anhu was present. Ahmed narrates in al ‘Ilal wa Ma’rifat al Rijal (1/287), Ibn ‘Adi in al Kamil (239) and al […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Fourth Allegation   Muawiyah Took False Oaths, and the Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam Exposed his Lies   Al Ruyani narrates in his Musnad (1/290) and Ibn ‘Asakir in his Tarikh (59/204) by way of Salamah ibn al Fadl — from Muhammad ibn Ishaq — from ‘Asim ibn ‘Umar ibn Qatadah — from Muhammad ibn Ka’b who said:   We were […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Third Allegation   Muawiyah Sold Idols to the People of India   This fantasy tale has been narrated by al Baladhuri in Ansab al Ashraf (5/137) by way of Jarir — from al A’mash — from Abu Wa’il who said:   I was with Masruq at al Silsilah when ships laden with idols and statues of men passed by so he asked […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Second Allegation   Muawiyah Traded in Usury   In response to this allegation I say, Muslim has narrated in his Sahih (4047) by way of Ayub — from Abu Qilabah who said:   I was in Syria (among) a circle (of friends), in which was Muslim ibn Yasar. There came Abu al Ash’ath. He (the narrator) said that they (the friends) called […]