Hadith No: 1
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' - and among the Younger Companions - al-Walid ibn Uqbah
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (414)
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- .... He was appointed to govern Kufa by Uthman and fought in Syria, then he withdrew to the Jazirah after the murder of his brother Uthman and did not fight with either side. He was generous, praised, and a poet, and he used to drink wine. Umar had sent him to oversee the alms of Banu Taghlib, and his grave is near al-Ruqah.
Alqamah said: We were in Rome with al-Walid as our commander, and he drank, so we wanted to impose limits on him. Huthayfah ibn al-Yaman said: "You would impose limits on your commander when you are near your enemy, and they may become emboldened against you." And he said:
"I will drink, even if it is forbidden, *
And I will drink in spite of your spite, defiantly."
And Hujin ibn al-Mundhir said: Al-Walid led the people in the Fajr prayer four times while he was drunk, then he turned and said: "Shall I offer you more?" This reached Uthman, who sought him out and reprimanded him. This is something they criticized Uthman for, that he deposed Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas from Kufa and appointed this man in his place. He was with all his wickedness - may Allah forgive him - brave and diligent in matters of jihad. Ibn Abi Layla narrated from al-Hakam, from Sa'id ibn Jubair,
from Ibn Abbas, who said: Al-Walid ibn Uqbah said to Ali: "I am one of you in age, more outspoken, and fuller in the battalion." Ali replied: "Be silent, for you are nothing but a sinful man," and then the verse was revealed: {Is one who is a believer like one who is a sinner? They are not equal.} (Surah Sajdah 32:18) I say: Its chain is strong, but the context of the verse indicates that it is about the inhabitants of the Fire.