The difference between Yazid and his father Muawiya, was that Muawiya used Islam for his personal glory while Yazid was determined to destroy Islam.
Watu wa Madina walilazimishwa kuyasema maneno haya kama ishara ya kumkubali Yazid bin Muawiya ambaye alitawala dola ya Kiislamu toka mwaka wa 680 mpaka 683 miladi.