The Battle Between ‘Ali and ‘A’isha

Question

What is the reason that when war broke out between Hazrat Mu‘awiya ﵁ and Hazrat ‘Ali ﵁, Hazrat ‘A’isha ﵂ sided with Hazrat Mu‘awiya ﵁ and joined his party, and did not side with Hazrat ‘Ali ﵁? If both were in the right, she should have brought about a reconciliation, or supported neither, or admonished both equally. Why then was it done otherwise?

Answer

Hazrat ‘A’isha ﵂ did not side with Amir Mu‘awiya ﵁; rather, the real events were as follows. At the time of the martyrdom of Hazrat ‘Uthman ﵁, Hazrat ‘A’isha ﵂ was in Makka al-Mukarrama. When people came there, they said that Hazrat ‘Uthman ﵁ had been killed and that allegiance had been sworn to Hazrat ‘Ali ﵁, yet despite being caliph he was not exacting retribution [qisas]…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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