Question from dear Sunni brothers and sisters:

"Why do you follow an oppressor of Ahlul Bayt of Muhammad Rasulullah PBUH in the way of religion??"

 ♦️#Imam_Ali  (علیه السلام) did not believe nor confirm the popular government system sanctioned at the Saqīfah that birthed the illegitimate Caliphate of the Umayyads, as it was contrary to that which God (سبحان و‌تعالی) had ordained; rather, He explicitly expressed  that they had usurped the Prophet's (صلی الله علیه و آله و سلم) decree to quench their thirst for power, upon which He said to Abu Bakr:

🔸 ولكنّك #استبددت علينا بالأمر وكنّا نري لقرابتنا من رسول اللّه صلي اللّه عليه وسلم نصيباً حتّي فاضت عينا أبي بكر .

 🔹"You (Abu Bakr) have commit injustice against me, and my undoubted right to the Caliphate was due to my connection and relation to the Prophet of God". Upon hearing this cry, the tears of Abu Bakr had flowed, and thus, showered Imam Ali (علیه السلام).

📚Sahih Bukhari, Book Al-Maqazi P.1040