What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “They will emerge from the religion as the arrow emerges from the target”?
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The questioner:
You said, may Allah preserve you, in a previous lesson that the Khawarij are not declared disbelievers. I hope you will clarify the meaning of what came in the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1068a?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. They have a weakness in their faith. They emerge from the religion; what is its meaning? It is not that they become disbelievers, but they emerge from the religion in a way that does not take them out of it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The questioner:
This is what the
The Shaykh:
Khawarij disbelieved in during their time? Did the Khawarij disbelieve in their time? When Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked, “Are they disbelievers?” he said, “They fled from disbelief. What drove them to this was nothing but the fear of disbelief.” Yes.
You said, may Allah preserve you, in a previous lesson that the Khawarij are not declared disbelievers. I hope you will clarify the meaning of what came in the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
They would pass clean through their religion just as the arrow passes through the prey.
يمرقون من الدين كما يمرق السهم من الرميةThe Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. They have a weakness in their faith. They emerge from the religion; what is its meaning? It is not that they become disbelievers, but they emerge from the religion in a way that does not take them out of it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The questioner:
This is what the
The Shaykh:
Khawarij disbelieved in during their time? Did the Khawarij disbelieve in their time? When Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked, “Are they disbelievers?” he said, “They fled from disbelief. What drove them to this was nothing but the fear of disbelief.” Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله –صلى الله عليه وسلم «يمرقون من الدّين، كما يمرق السّهم من الرّميّة»؟ — youtube.com
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