Vinay Khetia suggests that the author of  made his report palatable to his Sunni audience by depicting the companions as remorseful for what happened to Fatima, and by presenting Abu Bakr as a wise elder who was forced to contend with the daughter of Muhammad, whom the author portrays as an "angry and rancorous" young woman.
Vinay Khetia suggests that the author made his report more palatable to his Sunni audience by portraying the companions as remorseful over Fatima's fate and presenting Abu Bakr as a wise elder who had to contend with Muhammad's daughter, whom he depicts as an "angry and resentful" young woman.