the baghi group) will be inviting him to Hell-fire .

the baghi group) will be inviting him to Hell-fire .’ ‘Ammar said, ‘I seek refuge with Allah from affliction.’”[^1] This hadith is mutawatir , as Imam Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr (d. 463 H) states: وتواترت الآثار عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال تقتل عمار الفئة الباغية وهذا من إخباره بالغيب وأعلام نبوته صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو من أصح الأحاديث The reports are mutawatir from the Prophet , peace be upon him, stating that he said, “’Ammar will be murdered by a baghi group”.

This was one of his prophecies, and one of the proofs of his prophethood, peace be upon him, and it is one of the most authentic ahadith .[^2] Al-Hafiz (d. 852 H) also submits: وتواترت الأحاديث عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن عمارا تقتله الفئة الباغية وأجمعوا على أنه قتل مع علي بصفين The ahadith are mutawatir from the Prophet , peace be upon him, that ‘Ammar would be murdered by the baghi group, and they (i.e.

the scholars) had a consensus that he (‘Ammar) was murdered on the side of ‘Ali at Siffin.[^3] The battle of Siffin was between Amir al-Muminin ‘Ali and the Syrian rebels commanded by Mu’awiyah. ‘Ammar, radhiyallahu ‘anhu , was in the army of ‘Ali, and was murdered by the troops of Mu’awiyah. As such, Mu’awiyah and his armies were the baghi group. Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir (d.

774 H) explains further: وهذا مقتل عمار بن ياسر رضي الله عنه مع أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب قتله أهل الشام وبان وظهر بذلك سر ما أخبره به الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم من أنه تقتله الفئة الباغية وبان بذلك أن عليا محق وأن معاوية باغ This was the murder of ‘Ammar b. Yasir, may Allah be pleased with him, on the side of Amir al-Muminin ‘Ali b. Abi Talib. He was murdered by the Syrians.

From this, the secret of what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had predicted that he (‘Ammar) would be murdered by a baghi group became clear.

It became clear from this that ‘Ali was upon the Truth and that Mu’awiyah was a baghi person .[^4] Al-Hafiz agrees, but with some caution: وذهب جمهور أهل السنة إلى تصويب من قاتل مع علي لامتثال قوله تعالى وان طائفتان من المؤمنين اقتتلوا الآية ففيها الامر بقتال الفئة الباغية وقد ثبت ان من قاتل عليا كانوا بغاة وهؤلاء مع هذا التصويب متفقون على أنه لا يذم واحد من هؤلاء بل يقولون اجتهدوا فأخطأوا The majority of the Ahl al-Sunnah are of the opinion that those who fought on the side of ‘Ali were correct, based on His statement, “If two groups from the believers fight each other” and in it is an order to fight the baghi group.

It is firmly established that those who fought against ‘Ali were baghi people .