‘Amr bin ‘Aas and ‘Abdullah bin Abi Rabee‘ah were extremely apprehensive of the Emperor summoning the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), questioning them and hearing what they had to say. We can well imagine why they were apprehensive and averse to the Emperor questioning and speaking to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) and why they wanted the Emperor to hand them over without any form of investigation and discussion.

The reason for ‘Amr bin ‘Aas and ‘Abdullah bin Abi Rabee‘ah being apprehensive is quite obvious – they knew well that that the moment the truth left the tongues of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), it would entrench itself into the heart of the Emperor.