The Ruling on Killing the Khawarij and the Warning Regarding the Killing of Those Under a Treaty
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for individuals to kill the Khawarij, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "If you see them, kill them"? There is another related question regarding the saying of the ProphetMishkat al-Masabih 3452. He asks: Do those who are currently killing those under a treaty mean that they are in the Fire, based on their understanding of this hadith? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
It is not the right of every person to kill the Khawarij; rather, this is among the authorities of the rulers. If the ruler mobilizes an army to fight the Khawarij, then we fight under his banner,[Al-Hujurat 49:9]. However, if every individual kills a person and claims he is one of the Khawarij, who is it that establishes that he is one of the Khawarij? Perhaps they will seize the opportunity to kill people, saying, "These are the Khawarij." There must be regulations for matters. This is the last question. What is the second question?
The questioner:
The second question is about the hadith: "Whoever kills one under a treaty will not smell the fragrance of Paradise."
The Shaykh:
This is a warning. This is a methodology.
The presenter:
Allah reassures you.
The Shaykh:
It is not understood from it that he is a disbeliever. It is understood from it that he is among those subject to the warning, and that he is exposed to entering the Fire. He falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:48]. This is subject to Allah's will. If Allah wills, He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for individuals to kill the Khawarij, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "If you see them, kill them"? There is another related question regarding the saying of the Prophet
God’s Messenger as saying, “If anyone kills a man who has made a covenant* he will not experience the fragrance of paradise
صلى الله عليه وسلم من قتل معاهدا لم يرح رائحة الجنةThe Shaykh:
It is not the right of every person to kill the Khawarij; rather, this is among the authorities of the rulers. If the ruler mobilizes an army to fight the Khawarij, then we fight under his banner,
then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah
فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّىٰ تَفِيءَ إِلَىٰ أَمْرِ اللَّهِThe questioner:
The second question is about the hadith: "Whoever kills one under a treaty will not smell the fragrance of Paradise."
The Shaykh:
This is a warning. This is a methodology.
The presenter:
Allah reassures you.
The Shaykh:
It is not understood from it that he is a disbeliever. It is understood from it that he is among those subject to the warning, and that he is exposed to entering the Fire. He falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ
Source
قتل الخوارج والمعاهدين — alfawzan.live
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