Ustad-e-Mohtaram On The Rivalry Between Hz. Ali (rta) And Hz. Muawiyah (rta)
Assalamualaikum! Having watched the whole series and following the latest ones, I might try to give some input as per my understanding: (1) No. Ghamidi Saheb has never categorically stated that Hz Muawiyah was the righteous one in the issue whereas the Hz Ali was politically (or even in any other sense) wrong. He just requests people again and again to understand both sides, keep a husn e zan about them, and try not to draw explicit and strict opinions. (2) Ghamidi Saheb doesn’t explicitly believe them to be killers. What he says is that these two people are the ones about whom, based on the availability of historical narrations, we can point out and fear the maximum involvement in the murder. (Blaming anyone today of such a heinous crime that happened 1300 yrs ago, is a difficult thing to do). (3) Bukhari 2812 will hopefully be discussed in detail later by Ghamidi Saheb. If you are curious about this narration, you can watch the videos of Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Zubair available on YouTube. (4) On the issue of cursing Hazrat Ali on mimbers, please watch the latest episode of Ghamidi Saheb in the ongoing 100 questions series. In short, they didn’t use to curse them. These are words of choice by some specific narrators. The exact Arabic of the word ‘Sabb’ is also discussed in the series. (5) I would disagree that all the senior companions supported Hazrat Ali. According to my knowledge, most of the senior Sahaba practiced neutrality i.e went in gosha nasheeni. But still I have more research to do on this topic. I hope it helps. Jazak Allah.
Please refer to the following video for discussion on Muhammad Bin Abi Bakr and Malik al-Ashtar : Discussion 86227 • Reply 86258