He might have added by saying: I found this (recorded) in the first book!

He might have added by saying: I found this (recorded) in the first book!! In recognition of this favour, Mu'awiyah started to overwhelm Ka'b with his kindness. From history of this priest, it is learnt that during the era of Uthman he moved to the Sham, living under care of Mu'awiyah, who brought him nearer, making him among his favourites, for narrating as many falsities and Jewish traditions as he could in support of him (Mu`awiyah) and reinforcing pillars of his rule.

In al-Isabah Ibn Hajar al-Asqallani reported that it was Mu'awiyah who ordered Ka'b to relate tales in the Sham. 334 Sufficient be the aforementioned traditions, and the narrations he falsified in respect of preferring the Sham and its people. 335 Our wonder is raised when knowing that these Israeliyyat are still nowadays believed and rather sanctified by some people.

When enlightening and asking those people to give them less importance, some of contemporary knowledge claimants, particularly the grandsons and flatterers of the Umayyads, would rise and object us, giving reins to themselves in slandering and abusing us, out of bigotry and idiocy. This was only one example we cited, of Ka'b’s standpoints with Mu`awiyah in particular, and the misfortunes that befell Islam due to his stratagem and cunning in general.

All this was due to the fact that Ali was the cousin of the Prophet (S) for whom these priests prepared and amassed all their might and forces to combat and fight his Shari'ah. Had I intended to cover all the stratagem and evil intended by this priest against Islam and Muslims, this would have required me to dedicate a separate full book, as I did in regard of his most eminent disciple Abu Hurayrah. 336 We should never forget that Ali used to say about Ka'b that he was verily a liar.

337 See section on this subject in this book. Al-Maqrizi in Treatise: Al-Niza' wa al-takhasum fima bayna Bani Umayyah wa Bani Hashim, p. 51. See Vol. V, p. 323. See p. 171 and following pages of this book (Arabic). Refer to my book Shaykh al-mudirah. Refer to section: " Belie Ka'b". Previous…