Hadith No: 1
Al-Qurtubi - al-Jami' li-Ahkam al-Quran - Surah an-Nur (24): 31
His statement, Almighty Allah says: {Tell the believing men to lower their eyes...}
Volume: (12) - Page Number: (218)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... He said: And Hayit was a freedman of Abd Allah ibn Abi Umayyah al-Makhzumi and he also had a Tuwis, and that is why he accepted the androgynous.

---

Reference: Tafseer al-Qurtubbi Book 12

Hadith No: 2
Ibn Manzur - Lisān al-‘Arab - Letter Ṭā - Ṭūs
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (127)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- And Ṭuwīs: The name of a man who was exemplified as a model of ill omen. He said: And I see it to be a diminutive of Ṭāwūs, made with an affectionate tone. And their saying: More ill-omened than Ṭuwīs refers to a eunuch who was in Medina. He said: O people of Medina, expect the emergence of the Dajjal as long as I am among you. But when I die, you will be safe, for I was born on the night he died, and weaned on the day Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) died, reached puberty on the day ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, married on the day ʿUthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, and had a child on the day ʾAlī (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed. His name was Ṭāwūs, but when he became effeminate, it was changed to Ṭuwīs. He called himself ʿAbd al-Naʿīm and said to himself: I am ʿAbd al-Naʿīm; I am Ṭāwūs al-Jahīm ....

---

Reference: Lisaan al Arab Book 6

Hadith No: 3
Ibn Khallikan - Wafayat al-A'yān wa Anbā' Abnā' az-Zamān - Letter 'Ayn - Ṭuways al-Mughannī
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (506/507)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]

519 - Ṭuways al-Mughannī: Abu al-Faraj al-Asbahānī said in his book al-Aghānī: His name was ʿĪsā ibn ʿAbd Allāh, and his kunya was Abū ʿAbd al-Muʾmin and the others were effeminate, and they said his name was ʿAbd al-Nuʿīm. He was a freedman of the Banū Makhzūm, and Ṭuways was a nickname given to him.
- Al-Jahharī also said in his book al-Ṣiḥāḥ: His name was Ṭāwūs, but when he became effeminate, they called him Ṭuways.
- It is said that he died in Medina, and Allah knows best. Yaqūt al-Hamawī mentioned in his comprehensive work: that the grave of Ṭuways the effeminate is in Suqiya al-Jazl.

---

Reference: Wafayaat al-Aayaan Wa Abnaae Abnaaiz Zamaan Book 3

Hadith No: 4
Al-Safadi - al-Wafi bil-Wafayat - Tawis al-Mughani
Volume: (16) - Page Number: (287)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
5785 - Tawis al-Mughani: Tawis ibn Abdullah, his name was Isa, and Tawis is a diminutive of Tawus. Abu al-Mu'inn al-Madani al-Mughani was a master of music, used as a standard in skillful singing .... He could make a bereaved mother laugh with the sweetness of his tongue and his charm. He was also an effeminate man, and his effeminacy prevented him from rising to the level of the masters among singers....

---

Reference: Al-waafi Bil Wafayaat Book 16

Hadith No: 5
Al-Safadi - al-Wafi bil-Wafayat
Volume: (16) - Page Number: (288)
- Abu al-Hasan al-Mada'ini narrated from Salih ibn Hassan, who said: "We performed Hajj during the time of al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, and there were several effeminate men (makhannathin) throwing pebbles, including Tawis and al-Dallal. And Tawis was throwing pebbles with a Sufi-like demeanor, his clothes stained with saffron." It was said to him: "What did you intend by this, O Abu Abd al-Mani'm?" He replied: "A hand that belonged to Iblis was upon me, and I wanted to repay him for it." We said: "And what was his hand upon you?" He said: "This desire was made beloved to me, and nothing would please me more than to have Marwan ibn al-Hakam's spear or the shelter of Amr ibn al-As in Ta'if." And I asked Iblis about this desire, saying: "Does it have a limit?" He replied: "Yes, if you know that a man will not abandon anything for the sake of Allah that I forbid him except he will pursue it, and he will not leave anything I command him to do except he will do it, I will seek him out and grant him this pleasure." I said: "My need is that you do not take it away from me, Salih, what you have given me." He replied: "Enough, O Abu Abd al-Mani'm, and you are to me in a state of consideration." Then some of his friends entered upon him and found that he had written on the wall of his house: "Adam loved a thousand Hawas." They asked him: "Why have you written this?" He replied: "So that Iblis does not enter upon us." He said: "O fool, Iblis entered upon Adam and Hawwa in Paradise and expelled them. How could he not enter upon us?"

---

Reference: Al-waafi Bil Wafayaat Book 16

Hadith No: 6
Ibn Abd al-Bar - al-Istidhkar - Book of Bequests
Chapter on What Was Narrated About the Feminine Among Men and Who Is Most Deserving of the Children
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (287)
- .... And Ibn Ishaq said: There was with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) a freedman of his aunt, Wakhta bint Amr ibn Aydh ibn Imran ibn Makhzum al-Mukhzumi. And Ibn al-Kalbi said: Heit the effeminate was a freedman of Abdullah ibn Umayyah, the brother of Umm Salamah. And Tawis was also a freedman of Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah.

---

Reference: Al Istizkaar al jame le mazahibi Fuqaha al amsaar Book 7

Hadith No: 7
Al-Jawhari - Al-Sihah Taj al-Lughah wa Sihah al-Arabiyyah
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (945)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And their saying: (More ill-fated than Tawis), who was a eunuch in Medina, and he said: "O people of Medina, expect the emergence of the Antichrist as long as I am alive among you. When I die, you will be safe, for I was born on the night the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) died, weaned on the day Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) died, reached maturity on the day Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, married on the day Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, and a child was born to me on the day Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, and he was named Tawus. When he became a eunuch, he called him Tawis." He was also known as Abd al-Naeem.

---

Reference: Al Sihah taaj al lugate wa Sihah al Arbiyyah Book 3

Hadith No: 8
Al-Zubaidi - Taj al-Arous min Jawahir al-Qamus - Khinth
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (243)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And in the proverb: "More effeminate than Dalaal," and he is one of the effeminate men of the city, named Naqid, and more effeminate than Hīt and more effeminate than Tuwis.

---

Reference: Taaj al Uroos min Jawahar al Qamus Book 5