No insurrection which happened either through some of their...

No insurrection which happened either through some of their family or through others during these times was ordered by them; on the contrary, these were in opposition to their explicit orders, because they made the utmost effort to protect the government of Islam. No-one, not even the 'Abbasid khulafah harder than them to protect it.

It is enough just to look at the advice of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far (A.S) to his followers: I charge you to obey your king and not to lose your strength through disobedience. If he his just, ask Allah his life; if he is an oppressor, ask Allah to reform him. For your interests are identical…