[^2]: This refers to the saying of the Holy Prophet about...

[^2]: This refers to the saying of the Holy Prophet about the children of Umayyah and the children of Abi al-`As ibn Umayyah (the grandfather of `Uthman ibn `Affan and the dynasty of Marwan's caliphs) as related by Abu Dharr al-Ghifari that the Holy Prophet said: When the number of Banu (children of) Umayyah reaches forty men they will make Allah's people their slaves, grab Allah's funds as their own property and make the Book of Allah a cause of corruption.

(al-Mustadrak, vol.4, p.479; Kanz al-`ummal, vol.11, p.149). About the children of Abi al-`As it is related by Abu Dharr, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ibn `Abbas, Abu Hurayrah and others that the Holy Prophet said: When the number of Banu (children of) Abi al-`As reaches thirty men, they will grab the funds…