 for example his position on those who said that the muslims did not pledge allegiance to ali after the death of the messenger because he had killed a number of men from quraysh and the people turned away from him. ibn hazm responds that this is a weak coverup because the statistics refute it. those whom ali killed
من ذلك مثلا موقفه ممن قال إن المسلمين لم يبايعوا عليا بعد وفاة الرسول لأنه كان قد قتل عددا من رجالات قريش، فانحرف الناس عنه، ويرد ابن حزم بأن هذا تمويه ضعيف لأن الإحصاء يفنده، فالذين قتلهم علي