Unlike his father, Muawiyah II was considered a good-natured person who was not keen to involve himself in politics. He would step down after only four months as caliph, not testing the rule of Abdullah bin Zubayr. He would die shortly after. Some traditions claim that he stepped down out of the shame he felt over his father's actions in dealing with Imam Hussein. Others state that he was poisoned, and that is the reason why his reign was ended.