Hadith 168

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – It is reported by Yahya Bin Abdullah Bin Al Hassan, from his father Abdullah Bin Al Hassan who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws was addressing at Al-Basra after having entered it, by (some) days. A man stood up to him-asws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Inform me, who are the people of the community, and who are the people of the sects, and who are the people of the innovations, and who are the people of the Sunnah? ’
Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘Woe be unto you! But, when you have asked me-asws, so understand from me-asws, and it is not upon you to ask anyone else about it after me-asws. As for the people of the community, so it is I-asws and the ones who follow me-asws, and even though they may be few, and that is the truth from the Command of Allah-azwj and from orders of His-azwj Rasool-saww. And as for the people of the sects (sectarianism), they are the ones who are in opposition to me-asws and the ones who follow me-asws, and even though they (those who oppose) may be more. And as for the people of the Sunnah, they are the ones adhering with what has been made a Sunnah for them by Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, and even though they may be few. And as for the people of the innovation, they are the adversaries to the Commands of Allah-azwj the Exalted and His-azwj Book, and to His-azwj Rasool-saww, and they are acting by their opinions, and their whims, and even though they may be more, and the first multitude has from them has passed and there remains the multitudes, and it is upon Allah-azwj to Disperse them and their connection from rejuvenating in the earth’. Ammar stood up to him-asws and said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The people are mentioning the war booty and are claiming that the one who fought against us, so he, and his wealth, and his children are war booty for us’. A man from Bakr Bin Wail stood up claiming to be Abbad Bin Qays, and he was with firmness and a severe tongue, and he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! By Allah-azwj! You-asws have not apportioned with the equality, nor have you-asws been just with the citizens’. He-asws said: ‘And why not? Woe be unto you! ’ He said, ‘Because you-asws distributed what was among the soldiers and neglected the women and the wealth and the offspring’. He-asws said: ‘O you people! One who had an injury with him, so let him cure it with the fat (oil)’. Abbad said, ‘We came seeking our war booty, and we are being brought nonsense’. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to him: ‘If you were a liar, then may Allah-azwj not Cause you to die until there comes across you a boy from Saqeef’. It was said, ‘And who is a boy of Saqeef? ’ He-asws said: ‘A man who would not leave any Sanctity of Allah-azwj, except he would violate it’. It was said, ‘Will he be dying or be killed? ’ He-asws said: ‘He would be broken by the breaking of the tyrants. He will die immorally. His backside would emit flames due to a lot of what would flow from his belly. O brother of Bakr! You are person of weak opinion. Or, and do you not know that we do not seize the young for the sin of the elder? And the wealth was for them before the sect (was formed), and they got married upon guidance, and they begot in the gap period. And rather, for you it was