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What is the explanation of "So nothing of the matter was made for me" in the Hadith of Ibn Umar, and is the story of arbitration considered authentic because it appeared in books of commentary? How do we respond to the suspicions of the Rawafid regarding Mu'awiyah's right to the caliphate, and what is the interpretation of Ibn Umar's stance towards Ali and Mu'awiyah?

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People of desires resort to the mutashabih (ambiguous verses). Ibn Umar was an ascetic and is not to be slandered. Al-Ayni's interpretation of Ibn Umar's words is not definitive. Ibn Hajar explained that Ibn Umar's intention was to have no part in the discord between Ali and Mu'awiya. Arbitration between the Companions is established, but it has been narrated in history books with incorrect accounts, and some bigots have distorted it. One can refer to the book Al-Awasim min al-Qawasim by Ibn al-Arabi and other books. Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar ruled out that Mu'awiya, by his statement, "Then we are more deserving of it than him and than his father," intended Ibn Umar or Umar, because he held Umar in high esteem. Ibn Umar believed that Ali was more deserving of the caliphate than Mu'awiya, and this claim is correct, and the people of Sunnah also hold this view. As for the claim that Ibn Umar was with Mu'awiya to obtain kingship, it is false and lacks evidence.

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