I would reserve judgment on commenting on narratives sourced from later historical reports and then attempting to reconcile them with the Quran.
Therefore, this is a question I would have to decline with the proviso, God knows best about these personalities, the state of their faith and the truth of their affairs.
I seek support from the general wisdom in the following verse:
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"Those are a people who have passed away. Theirs is that which they earned, and yours is that which you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do"