The Meaning of the Hadith: "They will emerge from the religion as the arrow emerges from the quiver"
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "They will emerge from the religion as the arrow emerges from the quiver," evidence for the condemnation of the Khawarij? And what is the meaning of what is mentioned in the hadith?
Answer:
As for emerging from the religion, this emergence may be major disbelief or minor disbelief; Allah knows best. The scholars differed regarding the Khawarij: are they disbelievers or not? Fighting them is a collective obligation to remove their harm. As for whether they are disbelievers or not, that is not our concern. However, it is obligatory to fight them to remove their harm from the Muslims. As for the ruling on them—whether they are disbelievers or not—this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and we do not enter into it. The emergence may be a complete emergence and major disbelief, or it may be less than that, and Allah knows best.
The questioner asks: Is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "They will emerge from the religion as the arrow emerges from the quiver," evidence for the condemnation of the Khawarij? And what is the meaning of what is mentioned in the hadith?
Answer:
As for emerging from the religion, this emergence may be major disbelief or minor disbelief; Allah knows best. The scholars differed regarding the Khawarij: are they disbelievers or not? Fighting them is a collective obligation to remove their harm. As for whether they are disbelievers or not, that is not our concern. However, it is obligatory to fight them to remove their harm from the Muslims. As for the ruling on them—whether they are disbelievers or not—this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and we do not enter into it. The emergence may be a complete emergence and major disbelief, or it may be less than that, and Allah knows best.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قتال أهل البغي — islamhouse.com (1:04:29)
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