Muslim ibn 'Uqba al-Murri al-Musrif

Muslim ibn Uqba al-Murri, the commander of Yazid's army against Medina. Yazid himself called him "the wasteful" according to al-Mas'udi. ²

Al-Mas'udi relates that he terrified Medina, plundered it and killed its people, and took their allegiance on the condition that they were slaves of Yazid. He called it "foul". People gave him allegiance except Ali ibn al-Husayn and Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas. ²

Then he marched to Mecca and died at Qudayd in 64 AH, and he appointed al-Husayn ibn Numayr as his successor. ²