Aban says that Sulaym said: “I heard Ali (AS) – He was saying to the leader of Jews: “How many sects have happened amongst you?” He replied: “This many and this many.” Ali (AS) said: “You have told a lie.”
Then he turned to people and said: “By God, if a cushion is kept for me I would make a judgment based on their Torah among the people of Torah and on their Injil amongst the people of Injil and on Quran amonst people of Quran.
Jews have become 7 sects – 70 sects from them will be in Hell, sect will go to Heaven and this is the one that obeyed Yush’a ibn Noon, the trustee of Musa and Christians are divided into 72 sects. 7 from them will go to Hell and in Heaven and this is the one who obeyed Sham’un, the trustee of Isa (AS). This Ummah will have 73 sects – 72 from it will go to Hell and will go to Heaven, and this the sect that obeyed the successor of Muhammad (SAW). He then his hand on his chest.
Then he said: “Out of 73 sects, 3 all of whom connect themselves to the love Muwaddah for me – of these will go to Heaven and 2 will be in Hell.”