to the "Umayyad propaganda" reflected in the account of the Umayyad-era al-Zuhri (), quoted by al-Tabari. The account of al-Zuhri depicts a greedy Hasan eager to renounce his caliphate for money and was likely distributed by the Umayyads to legitimize Mu'awiya's rule in the absence of a council () or election or designation (), suggests Jafri. Since Ali and his house rejected the conduct of Abu Bakr () and Umar () in the after Umar in 23/644, Jafri believes that the clause about following the Rashidun caliphs was inserted by later Sunni authors. That Mu'awiya agreed to an amnesty for the supporters of Ali indicates that the revenge for Uthman was a pretext for him to seize the caliphate, according to Jafri. Narrations The following is a compilation of various early historical reports about the content of the peace treaty between Hasan and Muawiya: Muawiya should act according to the Book of God, the Sunna of Muhammad, and the behavior of the righteous caliphs. The authority should return to Hasan after Muawiya, and if an accident occurs, the authority should go to Husayn. Muawiya has no right to entrust his authority to anyone else. Muawiya should abandon the practice of cursing Ali, including in the qunut of prayers. Muawiya should not mention Ali unless in a good manner. Muawiya should exclude what is in the treasury of Kufa, that is five million (dirhams). So handing over authority does not include it (i.e., this sum of money). Muawiya should send al-Husayn one million dirhams a year, he should prefer the children of Hashim (Banu Hashim) in giving and gifts to the Banu Abd Shams, and should divide one million (dirhams) among the sons of those who were killed with the Commander of the Faithful at the Battle of the Camel and the Battle of Siffin, and should spend that from the taxes of Dar Abjard. The people should be safe wherever they are. The companions of Ali should be given security wherever they are. Muawiya should not seek to wrong Hasan, Husayn, or anyone from Muhammad's household, secretly or openly. Fate of the treaty In the surrender ceremony, Mu'awiya publicly recanted his earlier promises to Hasan and others, saying that those promises were made to shorten the war. Hasan then left Kufa for Medina but soon received a request from Mu'awiya to subdue a Kharijite revolt near Kufa. He wrote back