The Meaning of the Hadith: “I Will Kill the Khawarij as [Allah] Killed the People of 'Ad”
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Khawarij, he asks: Does this indicate that the Khawarij…
The Shaykh:
The questioner:
Sahih Muslim 1064a He asks: Does this indicate that the Khawarij are disbelievers?
The Shaykh:
They are killed for their religious innovation (bid'ah), not for their disbelief (kufr); they are killed for their religious innovation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Khawarij
If I were to gain the upper hand over them, I would surely kill them as [Allah] killed the People of 'Ad
لئن ظفرت بهم لأقتلنهم قتل عادThe Shaykh:
If I were to catch up with them.
لئن أدركتهم.The questioner:
If I were to ever find them I would kill them like 'Ad.
لئن أدركتهم لأقتلنهم قتل عادThe Shaykh:
They are killed for their religious innovation (bid'ah), not for their disbelief (kufr); they are killed for their religious innovation. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 20-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (56:20)
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