Jarudiyya (Arabic: الجارودية, Persian: جارودیه, romanized: Jārūdīyya), also known as Jarudism,[1] is among the first branches of Zaydi Islam, attributed to Abu'l-Jarud Ziyad ibn al-Mundhir.
They believe that there is a hidden text (nass khafi) approving of Ali as the right successor to the Prophet.
[3] "Batrī" and "Jārūdī" refer to theological orientations rather than distinct, identifiable groups.
The Batrīyya accepted the legitimacy of the first two caliphs, Abū Bakr and ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, arguing that ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib's lack of objection constituted tacit approval of their rule: "We consent to whom he consented to, for it is unlawful for us to do otherwise.
[9] Zayd ibn ʿAlī explained the concept of a man of lesser excellence, or al-mafḍūl, serving as imām by noting that, although ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib was the most distinguished of the Companions, the caliphate was entrusted to Abū Bakr.
This decision was based on considerations of expediency, religious factors, and the fact that the people’s hearts were not yet ready to fully accept ʿAlī’s leadership at that time.