 Guy of Lusignan and Raynald were among the prisoners who were brought before Saladin . Saladin handed a cup of iced rose water to Guy . After drinking from the cup , the king handed it to Raynald . Imad ad @-@ Din al @-@ Isfahani ( who was present ) recorded that Raynald drank from the cup . Since customary law prescribed that a man who gave food or drink to a prisoner could not murder him , Saladin stated that it was Guy who had given the cup to Raynald . Saladin called Raynald to his tent . He accused him of many crimes ( including brigandage and blasphemy ) , offering him to choose between conversion to Islam or death , according to Imad ad @-@ Din and Ibn al @-@ Athir . After Raynald flatly refused to convert , Saladin took a sword and struck Raynald with it . Raynald fell to the ground and Saladin beheaded him for the honour of Islam . The reliability of the reports of Saladin 's offer to Raynald is subject to a scholarly debate , because the Muslim authors who recorded them may have only wanted to improve Saladin 's image . Ernoul 's chronicle and the Estoire de Eracles recounted the events ending with Raynald 's execution in almost the same language as the Muslim authors . However , according to Ernoul 's chronicle , Raynald refused to drink from the cup that Guy of Lusignan handed to him . He was murdered after he enraged Saladin , saying that he would behead Saladin if he had captured him in the battle . According to Ernoul , Raynald 's head was struck off by Saladin 's mamluks and it was brought to Damascus to be " dragged along the ground to show the Saracens , whom the prince had wronged , that vengeance had been exacted " . 
