المعنى الاصطلاحي

Followers of Sulaymān ibn Jareer az-Zaydi who deem ‘Uthmān, may Allah be pleased with him, as a disbeliever.

الشرح المختصر

"As-Sulaymāniyyah" (a Shiite sect) is also known as "Al-Jarīriyyah", are followers of Sulaymān ibn Jareer az-Zaydi, who appeared during the time of Abu Ja‘far al-Mansūr. He held that Imamate is determined through a counsel, and that whenever two prominent Imams decide to appoint someone who is competent for it, then he becomes an Imam in reality. He acknowledged the leadership of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with both of them. Moreover, he deemed it valid to assign the Imamate to a less qualified person in the presence of a more qualified one. He said that the Companions did not appoint the more qualified leader, who was ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, as he was worthier of it. However, they deemed ‘Uthmān, may Allah be pleased with him, a disbeliever on account of the events that were attributed to him. They also deemed ‘A’ishah, Talhah, and Az-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with them, disbelievers due to their setting out to fight ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر

"As-Sulaymāniyyah": one of the Zaydi sects that is named after Sulaymān ibn Jareer az-Zaydi.