'Uthman ibn 'Utba ibn Abi Sufyan
عثمان بن عتبة بن أبي سفيان
Offered the bay'a at the funeral when his brother fell — he stipulated no war and no fighting; refused, he joined Ibn al-Zubayr at Mecca, and the Harb line's claim ended 1.
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Uthman ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan was called to give allegiance after the killing of his brother al-Walid, on the day of the prayer of Mu'awiya ibn Yazid. He stipulated that he would not fight nor engage in battle, but they refused him 2.
He went to Mecca and joined the company of Ibn al-Zubayr, and the affair passed from the family of Harb, according to al-Mas'udi 2.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 70
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.70
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