3. He said: Al-Sharif Abu Abdillah, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Jawani reported from Abu Talib al-Muzaffar ibn Ja’far ibn al-Muzaffar al-Alawi al-Umri, from Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Masood, (from his father), who reported from Nasr ibn Ahmad who reported from ‘Ali ibn Hafs, who reported from Khalid al-Qatwai, who reported from Yunus ibn Arqam, who reported from Abdul Hamid ibn Abu al-Khansa, who reported from Ziyad ibn Yazid, who reported from his father, from his grandfather Farwah al-Zifari who reported that: I heard Salman, may Allah bless him with mercy, say:

The Prophet (Peace be upon him and his progeny), said: "My Ummah will be divided into three groups: a group on the absolute Truth, from which falsehood can reduce nothing. They will love me and my Ahlul Bayt, and their likeness is that of pure gold, which when put to the (test of) burning fire, increases in brilliance. And a group upon the false path, where Truth will reduce nothing. They will hate me and my Ahlul Bayt, and their likeness is that of iron, which when put to fire, increases nothing but evil. And a group like the rolling stones, following the path of Samiri. They would not say: ’Touch me not’, they would say: ’No fighting (for the just cause).’ Their leader will be al-Ash’ari. (i.e. Abu Musa al-Ash’ari)."