We discover this fact well from his conduct during his rule...

We discover this fact well from his conduct during his rule in ash-Sham he engaged in usury, and stored skins full of wine in his house; he gave away Muslims' public fund for his own whims and fancies as if they were his own property. The orators of the city sang his praises to his face.

He arranged parties similar to those of pagan times for a narration of futile and imaginary stories of pride and greatness, and proudly and pompously said to those present: "All the Quraysh know that Abu Sufyan is the greatest man of them and the son of the noblest of them, of course, with the exception of the Prophet who was chosen and…