The Attitude of Al Jahith Against Moawiyah Bin Abi Sufian in Al Nabitah Message “Study and Investigation in the Case of Killing Hejr Bin Adi

Abstract

This research tends to clarify the attitude of Al Jahith related to Moawiyah Bin Abi Sufian through his book titled (Al Jahith Messages) particularly the eleventh message titled (Al Nabitah Message) which Al Jahith wrote it for judge Abi Lwaleed Mohammad Bin Ahmad Bin Abi Douad to which he added the traditions of holy, prophet peace be upon him, up to the days of crown price Yazeed Bin Moaweyah. The research covered the charge by Al Jahith accusing Moawiyah for killing Hijr Bin Adi and collecting all narrations related to killing of Hijr Bin Adi from books and studies related to this incident and comparing them with each other, the research ended by discarding the charge of killing Hijr Bin Adi by Muaweyah and that Jahith was contradicting one of the dogmas of Al Mutazilah related to rules applied to the one committing big crime.