Uthman
1. Among the signs of his ignorance is that he ruled about a woman, who gave birth in the sixth month of pregnancy that she committed adultery; he asked Ubayy bin Kaab about divine commands.
2. Some of his heresies and conjectures: He prayed the prayers in full during journey; he trespassed on the divine limits, he did not apply them; prohibition of Hajj Tamatto; his viewpoint regarding sexual pollution (Janabat), regarding Zakat on horses, his recitation of sermon before the Eid prayers; regarding Qirat in prayers; regarding prayer of traveler; his viewpoint regarding taxes; omission of Takbeer while sitting and standing in prayers.
3. He found oratory difficult; worshippers did not like the unsystematic way he employed and dispersed from him.
4. He diverted public funds to himself and his relatives.
5. He gifted Fadak to Marwan. 6. His largesse on Hakam bin Aas.
7. His largesse on Marwan.
8. His largesse on Harith.
9. Share of Saeed from the bestowal of the Caliph.
10. His largesse on Walid from the property of Muslims.
11. His largesse on Abu Sufyan.
12. Great amount of wealth gathered during his Caliphate.
13. Caliphate and the accursed tree in Quran.
14. Expulsion of Abu Zar to Rabdha.
15. The Caliph forcibly expelled Ibne Masud from the Masjid.
16. Behavior of the Caliph with Ammaar.
17. Expulsion of righteous persons to Kufa and Syria.
18. Expulsion of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.).
19. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) banned Uthman from visiting the grave of Ruqaiyyah, because he copulated with another woman on the night she lay dying in the house.
20. Uthman opened the door of audacity to Almighty Allah and attributing falsehood to Him and after him Muawiyah, Marwan and his other brothers played with the religion of God, like children play with toys.
21. He feared returning to Mecca lest he becomes one about whom the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said:
“A man would apostatize and disbelieve in Mecca, who would be eligible for chastisement of half of the folks of the earth.”
22. He regarded music lawful.
Muawiyah
1. He imbibed wine.
2. He took usury.
3. Some of his heresies: He recited prayers in full during journey; he recited Adhan in Eid prayers; he recited the Friday Prayer on Wednesday; he regarded marrying two sisters at the same time lawful; his innovation regarding blood money; his leaving recommended Takbeers in prayers; his not reciting of Talbiyah in opposition of Ali (a.s.); he recited the Eid sermons before the prayers.
4. Among his crimes in the black record of his deeds is initiating the cursing of Imam Ali (a.s.) and he was the first to start this evil practice.
5. He trespassed the limits set by Allah.
6. His wearing of unlawful materials.
7. His relating Ziyad to Abu Sufyan.
8. His taking of allegiance for Yazid was among his four crimes.
9. His battle against Ameerul Momineen, Imam Ali (a.s.).
10. Shameless deeds recorded in the scroll of deeds of Hind’s son.
11. Improper allegations regarding feats of the son of Hind, the liver-eater.
12. His behavior with Imam Hasan (a.s.): the son of Hind, the liver-eater, behaved with the beloved grandson of the Prophet, Imam Mujtaba (a.s.) in a way that makes one shudder.
13. Shedding the blood of Shia and destroying their property.
14. His killing of Hujr bin Adi and his friends.
15. His killing of two Hadramis due to their being Shia.
16. His killing of Malik Ashtar.
17. His killing of Muhammad bin Abu Bakr.
18. When Saad bin Abi Waqqas – one of the ten persons according to Ahle Sunnat to have received glad tidings of Paradise – quoted for Muawiyah, traditions of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) regarding Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and then rose up to leave, Muawiyah ridiculed Saad by releasing flatulence.
19. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said regarding him: “O Allah, curse him and do not fill his stomach, except with dirt.”