Sallus Sinan

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Two   Responding to the Narrations That Have Been Declared Weak, Which Indicate Virtue for Muawiyah   There are a number of narrations which have come in praise of Muawiyah radiya Llahu ‘anhu and mention his virtue, some of these appear in the authentic collections of al Bukhari and Muslim, which have been discredited. The person who has dismissed these narrations has […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Sixth Narration   The hadith: It is the covenant of the unlettered Prophet with me, that none shall love me except a believer and none shall hate me except a hypocrite.[1]   This is responded to in two ways:   1. Muawiyah radiya Llahu ‘anhu did not resist pledging allegiance to ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu out of desire for the khilafah or […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Fifth Narration   The narration of ‘Ubadah ibn al Samit from the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam:   There will take charge of your affairs after me men who will introduce to you that which you disapprove, and they will disapprove of you that which you are acquainted with; hence there is no obedience to those who disobey Allah, and do […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Fourth Narration   Wayh [an expression denoting sympathy] ‘Ammar, the rebellious party will kill him, he is calling them to Paradise and they are calling him to the Fire.[1]   This has been responded to with various explanations:   1. There are some of the scholars of hadith who have criticised this narration and this has been reported of Imam Ahmed, however, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Third Narration   The Khilafah will last thirty years, and then it will become a cruel monarchy. And the first monarch was Muawiyah.   I say that the meaning that is implied by ‘adud [cruel] is harshness and oppression as is mentioned in al Qamus al Muhit (pg.835). Ibn al Athir has mentioned in al Nihayah (pg.622): “… then it will become […]