According to Maqatil at-Talibiyin...

According to Maqatil at-Talibiyin, 'A'ishah, as a so-called kind mother of all believers, rode a mule in the company of the Umayyads, having the guilt of rousing them on her neck, and came in front of the procession and prevented them from proceeding to the Prophet's tomb.

The following lines have been composed for her unworthy act on that occasion: "One day your ride a mule, And the next day a camel!'(241) al-Ya'qubi writes: Marwan ibn al-Hakam and Sa'id ibn al-'As rode on and prevented the burial of the Prophet's grandson by his tomb. 'A'ishah too, riding a mule, shouted in front of the mourners: "This is my house, and I allow no one to be buried here!" al-Qasim, grandson of Abu Baker, came forward and said: "O aunt!

We have not yet washed off our heads the blood of the day of the battle of al-Jamal. Do you intend that in future they call this day the day of mule?" The Alawite supporters did not, naturally, remain passive. A number gathered round Imam al- Husayn and said: "Allow us to deal with those men. By God!

They are no more than a bite for us!" The Imam said: "My brother has willed that at his burial not even one drop of blood be shed." Then the body of Imam al-Hasan was taken to the al-Baqj' cemetery and buried by the side of his grandmother, Fatimah, daughter of Asad and mother of Imam 'Ali.(242) These activities of 'A'ishah, which showed her old-standing rancor and hostility towards the Prophet's household, had created a close and firm friendship between 'A'ishah and Umayyads, especially with Mu'awiyah, for which reason they showed a great respect to her and offered her many gifts.

Gifts of Mu'awiyah Once Mu'awiyah sent 'A'ishah one hundred thousand drachmas. Historians When a critical scholar searches reliable historical texts, he finds strange signs of 'A'ishah's attachment to the government of the Umayyads. These two, despite their past differences and their combats in the assassination of 'Uthman, now found it expedient to sit alongside each other and form a single front.

The financial considerations of the Umayyad government towards 'A'ishah are a clear evidence of the said attachment. Again and again many gifts and sums of money were sent for her by Mu'awiyah and other Umayyad rulers. Here we cite some examples of this treatment, which we have collected from reliable historical texts.