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The majority of Muslim scholars characterize Nasibis as people who are hostile towards Ahl al-Bayt (a) and publicly display their hostility<ref>See: Al-Shahīd al-Thānī, ''Rawd al-jinan'', vol. 1, p. 420;al-Bahrani, ''al-Hada'iq al-nadira'', vol. 5, p. 186, vol. 24, p. 60; Subhani, ''al-Khums'', p. 60.</ref>, and according to some scholars, they also take animus towards [[Imam Ali (a)]] as part of their religious beliefs<ref>Ibn Taymiyya, ''Majmu'at al-fatawa'', vol. 4, p. 429; Firuz Abadi, ''Qamus al-muhit'', under the root term nasb.</ref>. They take the following as instances of Nasibism: belief in the impiety (fisq) or disbelief of Imam Ali (a)<ref>Ibn Taymiyya, ''Majmu'a al-fatawa'', vol. 4, p. 429.</ref>, belief in the superiority of others over Imam Ali (a)<ref>Fadil Miqdad, ''al-Tanqih al-ra'i''', vol. 2, p. 421.<ref>, the cursing of Ahl al-Bayt (a)<ref>Fadil Miqdad, ''al-Tanqih al-ra'i''', vol. 2, p. 421.<ref>, the denial of their virtues<ref>Fadil Miqdad, ''al-Tanqih al-ra'i''', vol. 2, p. 421.<ref>, and the refusal to mention them<ref>Al-Shahīd al-Thānī, ''Rawd al-jinan'', vol. 1, p. 420.<ref>.

[[Hasan b. Farhan al-Maliki]], a Sunni scholar, counts any deviation from Imam Ali (a) and Ahl al-Bayt (a) as an instance of Nasibism<ref>Al-Maliki, ''Inqadh al-tarikh alislami'', p. 298.</ref>. His instances of Nasibism include the rejection of correct [[hadith]]s in praise of Imam Ali (a), believing that the Imam (a) made mistakes in battles of the period of his [[caliphate]], excessive praise of his enemies, skepticism about his caliphate, and the refusal to pledge one's [[allegiance]] to him<ref>Al-Maliki, ''Inqadh al-tarikh alislami'', p. 298.</ref>. [[Al-Muhaddith al-Bahrani]], a Shiite jurisprudent, counts the priority of others to Imam Ali (a) with regard to the position of [[Imamate]] (that is, the acceptance of their imamate) as an instance of animus towards Ali (a) and Nasibism<ref>Al-Bahrani, ''al-Hada'iq al-nadira'', vol. 24, p. 60.</ref>.