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Mu’awiya’s poisoning of Imam Hasan (as) 2 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Mu’awiya’s poisoning of Imam Hasan (as) 2 2021-06-22 1001 Views Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba This part of the article titled “Mu’awiya’s poisoning of Imam Hasan (as)”, we shall continue with other relevant information on the martyrdom of Imam Hasan .

And last but certainly not least for the present day Nawasib, since two of ther beloved Imams having Nasibi tendencies and influnced by the habit of question the authenticity of those traditions that affect the Sahaba namely Dhahabi and Ibn Katheer also recorded this fact without any objection: وقد سمعت بعض من يقول‏:‏ كان معاوية قد تلطف لبعض خدمه أن يسقيه سماً‏.‏ “Waqidi stated: I heard some people saying that Mu’awiyah secretly made one of his servants administer poison to him”.

Shaykh Muwafiquddin Ahmed bin Qasim al-Khazraji popularly known as Ibn Abi Asiba (d. 668 H) in his authority work Ayun al-Anba Fi Tabaqat al-Atba,(1) has recorded the biography of one of the closest physicians of Muawiya, namely Thamama bin Athaal. He was a prominent Christian Damascene and acted as the means via which Muawiya would access poison that he would use to eliminate his opponents.

We read: .وكان ابن أثال خبيراً بالأدوية المفردة والمركبة وقواها وما منها سموم قواتل وكان معاوية يقربه لذلك كثيراً ومات في أيام معاوية جماعة كثيرة من أكابر الناس Ibn Athaal was an expert in mixing unique mixtures of medicine and was well versed in their results and potencies and was hence well versed in the different types of lethal poisons, which is hence why Muawiya praised him immensely. During an era of Muawiya, a numerous Muslim personalities were killed on account of these poisons.

The said author cites the names of those individuals that succumbed to the poisons administered by Muawiya through the above-mentioned doctor that includes Abdulrehman bin Khalid bin Waleed, the famous companion of Maula Ali bin Abi Talib namely Malik bin Ashtar (ra) etc.(2) the author then references Tabari: .الحسن بن علي رضي اللَّه عنهما مات مسموماً في أيام معاوية وكان عند معاوية كما قيل دهاء فدس إلى جعدة بنت الأشعث بن قيس وكانت زوجة الحسن رضي اللَّه عنه شربة .

وقال لها إن قتلت الحسن زوجتك بيزيد فلما توفي الحسن بعثت إلى معاوية تطلب قوله فقال لها في الجواب أنا أظن بيزيد Hassan bin Ali (ra) died on account of poisoning during the reign of Muawiya.