Also what is Wasil ibn Ata’s (ra) status in Zaydi Islam ? Why did Imam Zayd ibn Ali (as) become his close friend ? I mean he never Wasil ibn Ata (ra) never became Zaydi. Why the strong relation?

Wasil bin Ata is respected. It doesn’t matter if he was a Zaydi or not. The scholars of the past used to attend the circles of each other without many problems: Mu’tazili, Zaydi, Imami, Sunni, Khariji, etc.

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