Thus, the Imam, peace be on him asked him: “Are you from our followers?

Thus, the Imam, peace be on him asked him: “Are you from our followers? Why do you praise Marwan's household?” Kuthayr answered: “I mock them. I liken them to snakes and scorpions. Have you not heard my poem concerning ‘Abd al-‘Azïz b. Marwan. Abd al-Malik understood that, so he said to his brother ‘Abd al-‘Azïz: “He did not praise you. Rather, he likened you to snakes.”‘Abd al-‘Azïz reported that to me. So I said to him: “By Allah, I will liken him to the snake. Then he will not deny that.

Then I composed a poem concerning him.” When I read the poem before ‘Abd al-‘Azïz, he gave me many gifts. For he did not understand what I said.[^5] Accordingly, Kuthayr was not serious when he praised the sons of Marwan. He did not believe in what he said. Rather, he mocked them. Moreover, he deceived them to take money from them. For they took the money illegally. Kuthayr had no way to take money except through this way. His Death Kuthayr died in the year 105 A. H.

He died on the same day when ‘Ukrima died. (The people) prayed over them at one place. Then the people said: “The most knowledgeable of people in jurisprudence and poetry has died.”[^6] Then the people escorted the deceased to their final resting place. Among them was Imam Abu Ja‘far, peace be on him. Fabricated Narration Some historians have mentioned a narration, but we think that the narration is among the fabricated narrations.

The historians reported the narration on the authority of Yazïd b. ‘Urwa, who said : “The women prevailed at the funeral. They wept over him and mentioned ‘Azzah during their weeping. So, Mohammed b. ‘Ali (Abu Ja‘far) said: ‘Open the way for me to go to the coffin.’ So, we pushed the women away from the coffin. Abu Ja‘far hit the women with his sleeve. Then he said: ‘O girl friends of Joseph, go away!

Thus one of the women came to the Imam and said to him: ‘O Son of the Apostle of Allah, you are right. We are the girl friends of Joseph. We were better than you towards him. ' Abu Ja‘far said to one of his retainers: ‘Keep her till we come back.' When they had buried Kuthayr, he ordered the woman to be brought. He, peace be on him said to her: ‘Were you who said that you were better than us?' 'Yes, son of the Apostle of Allah, will you make me safe from your anger?' asked the woman.

‘You are safe from my anger. So, explain that,' replied the Imam. So, the woman explained: ‘O Son of the Apostle of Allah, we summoned Joseph to pleasures such as food, drink, and enjoyment.