History

Hazrat Muawiyah (Radhiyallahu Anhu)

Q: I have some questions regarding Hazrat Muawiyah (Radhiyallahu Anhu). 

  1. Was he one of the scribes who wrote down the Qur'an or simply one of the scribes who dictated Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa salam's letters to other rulers?
  2. Is it true that there is a hadeeth in Saheeh Bukhari narrating how Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) explicitly cursed him?
  3. Are there also hadeeths narrating how Muawiyah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) will be denied water from Nabi (Sallahu Alayhi Wasalam's) hands at Al-Kawthar and how Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) cursed him because he (Radhiyallahu Anhu) kept on eating eating while Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) was summoning him?
  4. Was his sister one of the Ummul Mu'mineen (Radhiyallahu anhum)? Did Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalam) make dua that he would be a great king?

How was Hazrat Bilal (Radiyallahu Anhu) tortured?

Q: I have read about how Hazrat Bilal (Radiyallahu Anhu) was tortured. I have read that he was tortured by:

  1. Made to lie on hot desert sand.
  2. Thrown into boiling water.
  3. Dragged through the streets with ropes. 

Are these three types of torture proven from authentic ahadith? What other ways do the Ahadith mention about how Hazrat Bilal (Radiyallhu Anhu) was tortured?