It is narrated from Hazrat Sha’bi that he said: When there was reconciliation between Hazrat Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Muawiyah, Hazrat Hasan intended to go towards Madinah. Mujahid narrated from Sha’bi, Sha’bi said: I heard him on the pulpit that he praised Allah and glorified Him, then said: Surely the wisest thing is taqwa (piety), and the most helpless thing is sin and immorality. And this matter (caliphate) in which there was disagreement between me and Muawiyah, this was my right, I have given it up for Muawiyah, or he said: this was my right, for which Muawiyah is more deserving than me, and I have done this for the protection of your lives, and I do not know, perhaps it is a trial for you and a benefit for a fixed period. Then he descended.