but people were of different classes and varying ranks some fought some supported him and some failed to support him. the weak supported him by his will and obeyed by his good intentions. our doubt is about him and his failure and about those who wanted to remove him and replace him. as for his killer and those who helped in shedding his blood and those who wanted to do so they are certainly astray.
ولكن الناس كانوا على طبقات مختلفة، ومراتب متباينة من قاتل، ومن شاد على عضده، ومن خاذل عن نصرته. والعاجز ناصر بإرادته، ومطيع بحسن نيته. وإنما الشك منا فيه وفي خاذله، ومن أراد عزله والاستبدال به. فأما قاتله والمعين على دمه والمريد لذلك منه، فضلال لا شك