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The Prince of Makkah was sitting by the Holy Ka'aba waiting for the horsemen's coming.
The horsemen brought Saeed bin Jubayr. Khalid bin Abdullah al-Qasry, the Prince of Makkah, ordered the guards to tie Saeed's legs to his neck.
A man from Shaam said:
Your Highness, the Prince, release Saeed, release him. Don't send him to al-Hajjaj. He'll kill him. Saeed is a good man. May Allah be pleased with you.
The Prince said:
If Abid al-Malik ordered me to demolish the Ka'aba thoroughly, I would do to please him.
Abid al-Malik appointed unjust rulers over the Muslims. They did not think about Allah's satisfaction. They thought about Abid al-Malik's.