One of the praiseworthy characteristics given to Mu’awiyah is that he is addressed as ‘Katib al-Wahi’ which means writer of revelation. He is praised for this because he is argued as someone who preserved the Qur’an, which only a righteous muslim would God bestow such a role to! What is the reality of this matter in the views of Sunni scholars themselves? Moreover, what is the reality behind the hadith of the Prophet (SAW) allegedly praising him as a great muslim faction that

Mu'awiyah is claimed to have received the Prophet’s (saw) prayer as a guide, yet history shows only innovations, corruption and rejection...

Often it is ascribed to Mu’awiyah by his followers that he had righteous virtues, however when the matter is investigated we find both...