[The Rāfidī’s allegations about Muāwiya in his statement, “On the day of the Conquest, he was in Yemen, maligning the Messenger of Allah”]

Chapter (1).

The Rāfidī (2) said: “On the day of the Conquest, he was in Yemen, maligning the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He wrote (3) to his father (4), Sakhr ibn Harb, reproaching him for embracing Islam, and said, ‘Have you turned to the religion of Muhammad (5)?’ He also wrote to him:

(6)
O Sakhr, do not willingly embrace Islam and thus disgrace us (7)
after those at Badr were left scattered, (8)
my grandfather, my maternal uncle, and my mother’s paternal uncle—what men they were! …
and Hanzala, who bestowed sleepless nights upon us. (9)
Death is easier than hearing the slanderers say to us,
‘Let Hind’s son forsake al-Uzzā—he has indeed grown afraid.’ (10)

The Conquest occurred in Ramadan (11), eight years (12) after the arrival of the Prophet—may Allah bless