Why did Hasan ibn Ali give up the caliphate to Muawiya?

And what should they be doing? And they do set an arbitration which still kind of goes goes wrong. Uh they set some people who eventually say, "Okay, we're going to remove everyone from power. We remove Ali, we remove Muawiyah, we remove everyone. We're going to meet again and then we'll decide." And then before they can meet again uh Ali is martyred.

So, and there's an attempt to martyr Muawiyah as well, but it's unsuccessful. And then Ali's son Hassan is given rulership. So, Hassan you know, in my understanding I not I my opinion of Hassan and it very high opinion of Hassan. It may appear very controversial to certain people, but I actually feel out of all the you know, out of the three out of Ali and his two sons Hassan and Hussein, I feel that Hassan out of all three was

the most wisest. Um I feel he was somebody who had an incredible sense of insight. That I'm not saying the other two didn't have that, but I feel his exceeded them. I feel he had more insight than his father Ali and um I mean I'm not detracting from being an amazing person.

He was an amazing person unquestionably one of the most amazing people of this ummah, but you know, his son Hassan he saw things in a different light. And he his concern was always how to avoid the most poss how how to avoid the most harm for the greatest number of people always.

Like he it was his approach was one of diplomacy. Even in the battle of Siffin he did oppose his father Ali on not wanting him he said that you're you're this is a huge mistake that you're going to fight. Not because he was with Muawiyah. He wasn't with he eventually he did he was loyal to his father, so he fought with him, but he did tell him that look you this is a mistake.

War is always wrong. And when he was made in charge you see it's interesting that there's a hadith of the prophet saying that this son of mine will bring two great factions together. These two great groups that fit a turn of the matan of my ummah.

And he is the one that actually once again brings he he he he he he manages to bridge a truce between these two groups. The Shia to Ali and the whole camp of Muawiyah he brings them together and he says he kind of gives up. He says to Muawiyah that I will I'll hand it to you if you want.

If it will stop all of this and if it will bring peace and unity, then it makes no difference. And with that things actually for a few decades for a couple of decades stabilize. But, what this does do is it solidifies once again Bani Umayya. So, Bani Umayya once again because once Muawiyah gets into control he makes sure that obviously his people are everywhere.