Al-Mada’ini said: ‘Affan ibn Abi Al-‘As was effeminate [mu’annath]; he played the tambourine at wedding parties; Al-Hakam ibn Abi Al’As was like him. And Shayba ibn Rabi’a was a throater [halqi, i.e. gave oral sex], and Munabih ibn Al-Hajaj ibn Sa’d ibn Sahm would have sex with him, and likewise Abu Jahl ibn Shiham. And Al-Nadr ibn Al-Harith ibn ‘Alqama was a throater, and Safwan ibn Umiyya ibn Khalaf used to have sex with him. And Khalid ibn Kuwailid ibn Hizam was effeminate, and Rabi’a ibn Al-Harith ibn ‘Abd Al-Muttalib would have sex with him. And ‘Anbasa ibn Abi Uhaiha Sa’id ibn Al-‘As was a throater; and Mus’ab ibn Al-Zubair was effeminate; and ‘Abd Al-‘Aziz ibn Marwan was a throater and given to drinking. And Yazid ibn ‘Abd Al-Malik – the son of ‘Atika bint Yazid ibn Mu’awiya – was a throater; Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn ‘Abd Al-Malik was an effeminate throater. And Al-Ahwas ibn Muhammad was a backsider [mastuh, i.e. he was entered in the rear]; and Yazid ibn Al-Muhallab and Qabisa ibn Al-Muhallab were both throaters. And Yazid ibn Hatim was a homosexual [mukhannath] and a throater. And Jamil ibn Mahfoudh Al-Azadi was a backsider; and Khalid ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Qasri was a throater and a backsider. And Sufyan ibn Mu’awiya ibn Yazid ibn Al-Muhallab was a throater well known for it. And Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Hakam ibn Abi ‘Aqil Mas’ud ibn ‘Amir ibn Mu’attib, lord over the land of Sindh, was a backsider. And Aban ibn Al-Hajaj ibn Yusif was a sodomite [ma’bun]; and Malik ibn Al-Mundhir ibn Al-Jarud was a backsider.