Muʿāwiya ibn al-Mughīra ibn Abī al-ʿĀs ibn Umayya (Arabic: معاوية بن المغيرة بن أبي العاص بن أمية) 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. This incident is also mentioned in Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad.
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 (r. 684–685). From this marriage, A'isha had two sons, the future caliph Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) and Mu'awiya, and a daughter, Umm Amr. The latter was married to al-Walid, a son of Uthman (r. 644–656).