Rule
Shi'a point out that Muʻāwiyya was the only Sahaba Caliph that was not regarded as "righteously guided" by the Sunnis. They also quote the Sunni scholar Maududi who wrote while citin Al Bidayah wa-Nihayah by Ibn Kathir:
- Kingship's foundation began with this change. Muʻāwiyya (ra) was not appointed with the consensus of the Muslims at large as was the case with his predecessors, if the Muslims were not happy with them they would have not taken the positions, despite this Muʻāwiyya wanted to be the Khalīfa, he fought for this position, the Muslims were not pleased with his appointment. The people did not appoint him, he became by force and when he became Khalīfa, people had no other choice but to give him bayʻa. If the people did not give him bayʻa, they would not only lose their positions / ranks but also would have also lost their lives and would have been catastrophic for the system, people would rather give bayʻa than confront this consequence. That is why after Imam Hasan (ra) stepped down the other Sahaba joined him so as to avoid the risk of civil War amongst Muslims. Muʻāwiyya was well aware of this strategy.
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