The ruling on a writer’s statement regarding Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith

Question:
The questioner says: I read an article in one of the newspapers in which its author wrote about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith. He said: "That is the man who met Islam from war or from the guard." The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith and Ibn Mukhalid. The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith; Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, the cousin of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), embraced Islam and his Islam was good. He was originally a disbeliever who used to mock the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) because he was a poet, but he embraced Islam and his Islam was good (may Allah be pleased with him). He says, may Allah keep you safe: The author wrote about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him): "That is the man who met Islam from him and the Muslims with what the pages of history are filled, and who did not embrace Islam except that the dominance of Islam was established. So he embraced the Islam of pity and the tongue, not the Islam of the heart and the soul, and Islam did not penetrate the heart of that man." The question is: What is the ruling on this statement? And what is your advice? May Allah bless you.

Answer:
The Shi'ah. This is from the speech of the Shi'ah, who expel the Companions and speak ill of them. As you know, the Shi'ah are Zaydi, Ja'fari, and Ismaili, among many others. The point is that this is their speech. No one speaks about the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or any of them except a Shi'i. So beware of them.