Abu Bakr al-Marrudhi informed us, saying: I heard Harun ibn 'Abd Allah say to Abu 'Abd Allah [Ahmad ibn Hanbal]: "A letter reached me from al-Raqqah stating that some people said: 'We do not say that Mu'awiyah is the maternal uncle of the believers.'" He became angry and said: "What is their objection regarding this matter? They should be shunned until they repent."
