Does the description of the Khawarij apply to one who attacks his brothers because of his disagreement with them?
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The questioner : They enter the people of Islam and call upon the people of idols. So this Shaykh falls into the category of those who differ with a group of the people of Islam on a matter, meaning they are equal in ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), and then he acknowledges fighting them and…
The Shaykh : Then what?
The questioner : He stands to fight them, attack them, and spread bad talk about them, and he calls this an innovation (bid'ah). Does he fall under this hadith?
The Shaykh : It is not apparent, because this one fights. He says they fight. And there is no doubt that the one who unleashes his tongue against his believing brothers who differed with him in opinion or ijtihad, and calls the people of evil, has certainly erred. And it was obligatory that the believing brothers be as one hand against those who opposed them.
The Shaykh : Then what?
The questioner : He stands to fight them, attack them, and spread bad talk about them, and he calls this an innovation (bid'ah). Does he fall under this hadith?
The Shaykh : It is not apparent, because this one fights. He says they fight. And there is no doubt that the one who unleashes his tongue against his believing brothers who differed with him in opinion or ijtihad, and calls the people of evil, has certainly erred. And it was obligatory that the believing brothers be as one hand against those who opposed them.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 211- هل ينطبق وصفُ الخوارج على مَن يُشنِّع على إخوانه بسبب خلافه معهم؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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