What is the authenticity of attributing Ibn Jarir al-Tabari to Shi'ism?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that what is attributed to Imam Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (may Allah have mercy on him)—namely, a slight Shi'ism that did not reach the level of religious innovation—is correct?

Answer:
It is not correct. May Allah protect Muhammad ibn Jarir, the noble Imam, from Shi'ism. However, there is a book titled *Al-Imamah wa al-Siyasah* (The Imamate and Politics) authored by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, and through investigation and research, it was found that he was a Shi'i.
They named it after this Imam, and this is the method of the Shi'ah: when a famous person from the people of the Sunnah appears, they name one of their own after him so that they can fabricate lies and say, "This is from the fabrication of the Imam of the people of the Sunnah, so-and-so ibn so-and-so."
Among their deceptions is that they attributed this book, which they call *Al-Imamah wa al-Siyasah*, to Ibn Jarir. This is Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari the Shi'i, not the Sunni. Yes.