The ruling on one who prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr and 'Umar

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I understood from the previous lesson that one who prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr or 'Umar or 'Uthman in terms of virtue is not considered misguided, and he mentioned what? He is not considered misguided.

Answer:
Your servant, this one is not considered misguided, rather he is considered misguided, but he is not declared a disbeliever. Yes. And you mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in the explanation of al-Wathiqiyyah that one who prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr and 'Umar is considered misguided, whereas if he prioritizes him over Abu... I say he is considered misguided but not declared a disbeliever, except that the news reports are distorted by their narrators who snatch the words and say, "You said such and such."
As for if he prioritizes him over 'Uthman, it is a matter of scholarly disagreement where the stronger position is held, but he is not considered misguided. This is correct. If he prioritizes him over Abu Bakr and 'Umar, he is considered misguided, but if he prioritizes him over 'Uthman, this is a matter of disagreement, so he errs but is not considered misguided.