Muʿāwiya ibn al-Mughīra ibn Abī al-ʿĀs ibn Umayya () was a member of the Banu Umayya alleged to be a spy against the Muslims during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was captured during the Invasion of Hamra al-Asad, where Muhammad accused him of being a Meccan spy. He was a cousin of Uthman ibn Affan, who gave him shelter. He was given a grace period of three days and arranged a camel and provisions for his return journey to Mecca. Uthman departed with Muhammad for Hamra-al-Asad, and Mu'awiya overstayed his grace. Though he fled by the time the army returned, Muhammad ordered his pursuit and execution. The orders were carried out.Safiur-Rahman Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar, p. 183Za'd Al-Ma'ad 2/91-108Ibn Hisham 2/60-129Fath Al-Bari 7/345-377Mukhtasar Seerat Ar-Rasool p.242-275 This incident is also mentioned in Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad.Alfred Guillaume (translator), The life of Muhammad: a translation of Isḥāq’s Sīrat rasūl Allāh, pp. 755-756 (footnotes)
Descendants Mu'awiya's line of descent continued solely through his daughter, A'isha, who was married to another Umayyad and future caliph, Marwan ibn al-Hakam (). From this marriage, A'isha had two sons, the future caliph Abd al-Malik () and Mu'awiya, and a daughter, Umm Amr. The latter was married to al-Walid, a son of Uthman ().
See also List of battles of Muhammad
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