The Holy Prophet (s) said “On the day of judgment a group of his companions would be driven to hell fire. When asked about the cause, for they were so close and intimate with the Holy Prophet (s), it will be said because immediately after the departure of the Holy Prophet (s) from this world they turned disbelievers and rebelled against the word of Allah and the word of the Holy Prophet (s) and held authority unwarrantedly and effected a great corruption in the religion.”[i]
[i] A Probe into the History of Ashura by Dr. Ibrahim Ayati