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Before speaking ill about Hazrat Amir Muawaiya (R.A), one should keep the following points in mind:

Hazrat Muawaiya is a very distinguish, loved & trusted Sahaaba of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallalahu Alaihi Wassalam). There are many great attributes associated with him, which have an answer within themselves about his personality, position and importance.

Firstly, as stated rightly earlier in this thread by Br. Hugga that, Hazrat Muawaiya had the grand fate of being one of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)'s scribes. He was one of those who wrote the Wahi that were revealed on Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)!!! Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) HIMSELF instructed Ameer Muawaiya (R.A) for this.

We surely agree, and every true muslim should agree, to the fact that Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) had a far vision. He knew what is good, what is not, and also WHO is good and who is not!! Anything that Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) did or said is never ever wrong! So, when Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) Himself assigns such a high position to a person, can that person be of a bad/wrong ? He must be so pure, so righteous that he was given the opportunity of writing down the wahi !!!

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Secondly, Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) trusted Ameer Muawaiya and often seeked his advice on various matters.

A person seeks advice from someone who is capable enough of providing one, whose words and advice are dependable, who possesses such knowledge and who is trusted. So, the one from whom, Allah's beloved RASULLALLAH MUHAMMED (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) seeks advice and trusts, can that person have anything wrong or negative within himself??

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Thirdly, it was none other than Hazrat Muawiya (R.A), who took Islam beyond the borders of SAudi & nearby cities, to distant lands, by sea. He played a crucial role in the spread of Islam to distant & far away lands.

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And Finally, many do not know, that Ameer Muawaiya (R.A) had such treasures that not many Sahabas have!! Yes, and in that treasures he had the things that either belonged to, or were used by Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)!!!! He had a collection of them all !!
whenever Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would cut his mubarak nails, Hazrat Ameer Muawaiya (R.A) would collect them all and keep it with himself. what a personality he might have been, what a fate he had, to have with himself such blessed things belonging to Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)!!!


And also, a greater fact about Hazrat Ameer Muawaiya (R.A) is that, he had kept safely with himself a white kameez mubarak of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), and had made a will that when he (Hazrat Ameer Muawaiya (R.A)) would die, that kameez of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) should be used as his kaffan. And that was how it was done. Hazrat Ameer Muawaiya (R.A)'s kaffan was a white kameez-e-mubarak of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) !!!!

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Now, anyone who would have been wrong, bad, kaafir (Nauzubillah) wouldnt have such great burial in his fate,, wouldnt be loved and trusted by Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), wouldnt get the opportunity of writing down the wahis. For all this, were instructed or approved by Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) HIMSELF !! And neither would Allah (S.W.T) ever let this all happen if Hazrat Muawaiya was so wrong or bad or a kafir (Nauzubillah) as said by the Shias.

This is my opinion about Hazrat Muawaiya (R.A) and the Sahaba Akram. None was or can be bad, since they lived and lead their lives with Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)!!! All of them hold high, very high places, and SHOULD be loved and respected by ALL TRUE MUSLIMS !!
Should anyone have a problem or ill feeling towards any sahaba, then he is simply going against the saying of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) that,“All my Sahaabah are uprighteous.”. Read again, “ALL my Sahaabah are uprighteous.” !!

What happened between Hazrat Ali (R.A) & Hazrat Muawaiya (R.A) is a matter of time & circumstances. Both had their own opinion and stand and both were right in their own way. Simply because they were the Sahabas of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) !!

We need to respect their opinions & them as well. Both hold a high place in the world of Islam, and should be duly loved & respected. One must try to not speak ill about any sahab of Rasulullah Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), and gain the anger & wrath of Allah (S.W.T).



PS: Apologies for any mistake that I might have done in writing and trying to explain my point of view.