al-Fadl ibn Abd al-Rahman, Ra'id al-Bighal

الفضل بن عبد الرحمن رائض البغال

Al-Fadl ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Abbas ibn Rabi'a ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib — nicknamed Ra'id al-Bighal, mule-breaker, for his riding; folk followed him after Ibn al-Ash'ath's flight to Sijistan, and he fled al-Hajjaj. To his house reverted the Nahr Nafidh qati'a Uthman had granted al-Abbas ibn Rabi'a with a hundred thousand dirhams.

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Al-Fadl ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Abbas ibn Rabi'a ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib, titled "Breaker of Mules" for his skill at riding them. 1

What al-Baladhuri relates

After Ibn al-Ash'ath fled to Sistan, people followed him, and al-Fadl fled from al-Hajjaj. 1

The estate of the river Nafidh was returned to him; Uthman had granted it to al-Abbas ibn Rabi'a together with a hundred thousand dirhams. 1

His birth and death dates, and the details of his story after his flight, need an additional source.

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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