Hassan membaiat muawiyah biography

Peace treaty of Hasan with Muawiya

The Hasan–Mu'awiya treaty was a political peace treaty signed in 661 between Hasan ibn Ali and Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) to bring the First Fitna (656–661) to a close. Under this treaty, Hasan ceded the caliphate to Mu'awiya on the condition that the latter should rule in compliance with the Quran and the sunna, a council should appoint his successor, and Hasan's supporters would receive amnesty.

Upon accession, Mu'awiya publicly recanted his earlier promises, while Hasan retired from politics in Medina. Throughout his reign, Mu'awiya also prosecuted notable partisans of Hasan and his father Ali.

Historical background

After Ali's assassination in 661, his eldest son Hasan was acknowledged caliph in Kufa.

Peace Treaty of Imam al-Hasan (a) - wikishia

Having been at war with Ali, Syria's governor Mu'awiya (r. 661–680) did not recognize the caliphate of Hasan, and led an army into Kufa, while pressing Hasan for abdication in his letters. In response, Ha Shia answers: Why did Imam Hassan (A.S) sign peace treaty ... VYHE