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 had released. Ibn-al-Kalbi says that abu-Farwah ʿAbd ar-Raḥmân ibn-al-Aswad and Nuṣair abu-Mûsa ibn-Nuṣair were both Arabs of [the clan of] Arâshah of [the tribe of] Bali and that they were taken captives from Jabal al-Jalîl [Mt. Galilee] in Syria during the caliphate of abu-Bakr. Nuṣair's name was originally Naṣr which was later used in the diminutive form Nuṣair. Some one of the banu-Umaiyah gave him his liberty; and he returned to Syria where in a village called Kafarmara his son Mûsa was born. Mûsa was lame. Al-Kalbi adds that some one said that the two [Nuṣair and abu-Farwah] were brothers taken captives from ʿAin at-Tamr, and that they owed their liberty to the banu-Ḍabbah.

According to ʿAli ibn-Muḥammad al-Madâʾini, it is stated by someone that abu-Farwah and Nuṣair were of the captives of ʿAin at-Tamr. Abu-Farwah was bought by Nâʿim al-Asadi who sold him later to ʿUthmân who used him for digging graves. When the people rose up against ʿUthmân, abu-Farwah joined them and said to ʿUthmân, "Restore what thou hast wrongfully taken from others!" To this ʿUthmân replied, "Thou representest the first thing. I bought thee out of the ṣadaḳah funds that thou mayest dig the tombs; but thou hast left that." His son ʿAbdallâh ibn-abi-Farwah was one of the illustrious freedmen. One of his descendants was ar-Rabîʿ ibn-Yûnus ibn-Muḥammad ibn-abi-Farwah, a companion of al-Manṣûr. Abu-Farwah was thus called because of a furred garment [Ar. farwah] which he had on when he was taken captive.

According to certain reports, Khâlid made terms with the