[1] As for those who murdered al-Fadl...

[1] As for those who murdered al-Fadl, they were five persons from among the personal entourage of al-M’mūn. Among them was Ghālib, al-Ma’mūn’s uncle. The police captured them and brought them [1] Ibid., 164. before al-Ma’mūn, and they (the murderers) said to him: “You had ordered us to kill him.” So he said to them: “I will kill you because of your confession.

As for that which you have claimed that I had ordered you to kill him is a groundless claim.” Then he ordered their heads to be struck off, ordered them to be sent to al-Hasan b. Sahl, and showed false sadness for him (al-Fadl). [1] The Imām is assassinated Al-Ma’mūn assassinated Imām al-Ridā, the Imām of the Muslims and grandson of…