the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and revile him, saying, “ʿAlī dispatched him to proclaim his cause, but he claimed the authority for himself.”
He said:(1) “Among them is a group(2) who claim that Allah Most High is(3) in five persons: the Prophet, ʿAlī, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and Fātima. These, [in their view], are gods(4)”(5).
(6 They have five adversaries: Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, ʿUthmān, Muʿāwiya, and ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀs. Some of them say, “These adversaries are praiseworthy, because the merit of the five persons can be known only through their adversaries; from this perspective, therefore, they are praiseworthy.” Others say, “Rather, they are blameworthy and are not praiseworthy under any circumstances.” 6)(6).
He said(7): “Among them is a group known as the Sabaʾiyya(8), the followers of ʿAbd Allah ibn Sabaʾ. They claim that ʿAlī did not die and that he will return to this world before the Day of Resurrection and fill the earth with justice just as it had been filled with injustice. They related that he said to ʿAlī, ‘You are You.’
The Sabaʾiyya believe in the return to earthly life and hold that the dead will return to this world, and al-Sayyid