Yazid b. Mu'awiya: Difference between revisions

==Taking Allegiance to Yazid by Mu’awiya==

According to historical reports, when Mu’wiya decided to appoint Yazid as the crown prince, Ziyad b. Abih told him, “Yazid is a weak person who loves hunting more than being a caliph and he is not suitable for it.” To show a valiant figure of Yazid, Mu’awiya sent him to Rome with the army of Muslims in 52 AH and also gave him the management of hajjis to prevent him from drinking and to decrease criticisms about him. He postponed taking people’s allegiance for Yazid until after the martyrdom of Imam al-Hasan (a).

In the peace treaty of Imam al-Hasan (a), it was mentioned that Mu’awiya should not appoint a successor for himself and must leave choosing of the caliph to Muslim community. After the martyrdom of Imam al-Hasan (a), Mu’awiya did not respect the peace treaty and ordered his governors and agents to praise Yazid and send groups from big cities to give allegiance to him. People of Medina opposed to the allegiance more seriously than other cities. Mu’awiya gave gifts to the poets who were against Yazid and changed their ideas. He also travelled to Medina to take allegiance of people, but he could not force Imam al-Husayn (a), ‘Abd Allah b. Zubayr and ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar and ‘Abd al-Rahman to give allegiance to Yazid.