The Ruling on Declaring Rulers Disbelievers and the Position of Those Who Sit with Them

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Those who declare all Muslim rulers to be disbelievers through a general declaration of disbelief—are they considered among the Khawarij? What do you advise those who sit with them? And does a person sin if he boycotts them or reports them to the authorities? They hold the methodology of the Khawarij, no doubt.

Answer:
So they should advise them and explain that they are ignorant, and say that this is out of zeal and forbidding evil, in their opinion, due to their ignorance. He should explain it to them and clarify it for them. If they respond, praise be to Allah. If they do not respond, he should distance himself from them and not sit with them. As for reporting them, if they cause harm to the Muslims, he should report them. But if it is merely that they discuss this among themselves, and they have not taken up weapons or made plans that harm the Muslims, he should not report them. Yes.