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REMOVAL AND END OF KHALID BIN WALID
Some historians have not left the issue without passing their judgment on the Caliph's action. Many who bore sympathy towards Khalid have argued that the Caliph was not fair to him. There was no strong reason for the former's dismissal even if he might have given Ash'ath bin Qais a reward from his own share of war spoils. True, Caliph Umar used to examine the accounts and dealings of his governors rigidly but when he found any of them at fault, he would not depose them or suspended them for ever. He did not remove Amru bin al-'Aas although he was found guilty of commission and omission. There was hardly any commander who could prove more meritorious than Khalid,-a Companion of distinct cadre and status, one with a unique and everlasting contribution to Islam. Yet, he was taken to task simply for extending favour to Ashath. But those who stand in favour of the Caliph's decision against Khalid say that the act of rewarding Ashath was not the only reason. There were other reasons, too, such as Khalid's love of status and position, inattention or carelessness towards Caliphal orders, and the fact that he ignored the Caliph's directive to the effect that he should keep the amount of Fai for the indigent Muhajirin. But as he distributed the wealth to the 'undeserving', there cropped up a group of men who praised or 'flattered' Khalid and began magnifying his role as if he alone could make military achievements. The Caliph was afraid of the time when people's faith in Allah's Absolute Power and Omnipotence would be weakened by encouraging individual cults. This evilsome tendency was likely to be checked by, for instance, removing Khalid from his pedestal. Conquests and successes would be possible even without Khalid and belief in Allah's Supremacy be strengthened. Thus both the State and Islam would be served better. If this was the extent of benefit, nothing would happen even if a man of Khalid's eminence and fame was deposed at a crucial moment.
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