The Difference Between the Belief of the Murji'ah and the Khawarij

Question:
The questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, I love you for the sake of Allah. What is the difference between the belief of the Murji'ah and the Khawarij? And how do we know the correct belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community?

Answer:
The belief of the Murji'ah is the opposite of the belief of the Khawarij. The Khawarij are strict, and the Murji'ah are lenient. The Khawarij declare people disbelievers for sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah), while the Murji'ah say that sins do not harm, as long as they are less than shirk; in their view, they do not harm, even if they are major sins. The one who commits them is a believer with complete faith; his sins do not harm him. Deeds are not part of faith; faith is merely speech and belief, or belief alone, or knowledge in the heart alone, even if one does not believe, for the Murji'ah have many different sects. But the important point is that they are the opposite of the Khawarij. The Khawarij are strict and go to extremes, and the Murji'ah are lenient. Both groups are on misguidance. Yes.