Nasb-and-the-Nawasib

That is why Anas I would say:
إن ناسا تزعم أن حب علي وعثمان ل يجتمعان في قلب مؤمن،‏ أل وإنهما قد اجتمعا في قلبي
Some people claim that love for ʿUthmān and ʿAlī L cannot gather in the
heart of a believer. Behold they have gathered in my heart. 1
And Sufyān al-Thawrī would say:
ل يجتمع حب علي وعثمان إل في قلوب نبالء الرجال
Love for ʿAlī and ʿUthmān L cannot gather but in the hearts of noble men. 2
Although previously we have alluded that the ignorant people would revile Ṭalḥah
and Zubayr L, but all of that came to an end after the great reconciliation
which reached fruition between Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī L and Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī
Sufyān L. For there was nothing left which would engender criticism for
them due to them marching for the blood of ʿUthmān I and leadership now
settling for those who were seeking retribution for it as well. This of course did
not happen in the case of ʿAlī I, rather the very opposite happened.
Hence hardly anyone remained who would criticise them, with the exception
of the partisans of ʿAlī I who would at times do so but not openly. Because
the only reason for which they would be criticised is their march against ʿAlī
I which naturally entailed their criticsm of those whose authority was
established.
1 Tārīkh Dimashq 39/501; Tahdhīb al-Kamāl 19/460.
2 Tārīkh Dimashq 39/501; Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ 7/273.
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