People had no right to deprive him of wish...

People had no right to deprive him of wish, for he was the nearest of the survivals to the Prophet (a.s), and was the closest of them to him in kinship after his daughter and his wives. However the political inclinations have a course that does not yield to the truth and logic.[^2] A’isha went too far in her attitude and showed the malice she harbored against Imam Ali (a.s), and his sons. I can find no justification for her action.

When Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyya saw her bad attitude, he became displeased with her and said to her with anger: “O A’isha, one day on a mule, and one day on a camel. You cannot control yourself, nor can you control your movements, because of your enmity to the Hashimites.” These words made her angry, and she wanted to separate Muhammad from the sons of Fatima and to make a distinction between him and them.

She said to him: “Fatima’s sons do not speak!” It was clear to Imam al-Husayn that A’isha wanted to divide them, so he refuted her statement, saying: “How can you separate Muhammad (bin al-Hanafiya) from Fatima’s sons? By Allah, he [^1] Ibn Sa‘d, Tabaqat, vol. 8, p. 50. [^2] ‘Aa’isha wa al-Siyasa, p. 218.

was descended from three women called Fatima; Fatima, daughter of Imran bin ‘Aaid bin Makhzum, Fatima, daughter of Asad bin Hashim, and Fatima, daughter of Za’ida.” A’isha said with rage and anger: “Take this son of yours away and go with him. Indeed you are contentious people.”[^1] Her nephew al-Qasim bin Muhammad, the good one, and son of the good one, rebuked and deterred her from her attitude, saying: “O aunt, we have not washed our heads from the disgrace of the Battle of the Camel yet.

Do you want this day to be called the Day of the gray Mule?”[^2] Ibn Abbas turned to her while he could not see his way because of anger. He shot at her an arrow of his piercing speech, saying: “What mischief you bring about, one day on a mule and one day on a camel! Do you want to extinguish the light of Allah and fight the friends of Allah? Go back! You have given assurance against what you fear and have learned what you wanted (to know).

By Allah, victory will come to this House, even if it is after some time.” Then he turned to Marwan and said to him: “Go back to where you came from, Marwan. Indeed we do not intend to bury our companion with the messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family, but we want him to be able to renew his covenant with him by visiting him.