Are the Khawarij disbelievers, and what is the ruling on fighting them?
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The questioner : The Khawarij...
The Shaykh : The Khawarij... 'Ali ibn Abi Talib was asked about them, and he said: "They fled from disbelief", and he held back from declaring them disbelievers. Some scholars said that the one who calls to his innovation among them is a disbeliever, and some declared them disbelievers absolutely. The scholars differ regarding them. There is no doubt that killing them is obligatory to repel their evil, whether we say they are disbelievers or not. It is not said that the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1064a is evidence of their disbelief, because they may emerge from Islam, meaning in some of its rulings.
The Shaykh : The Khawarij... 'Ali ibn Abi Talib was asked about them, and he said: "They fled from disbelief", and he held back from declaring them disbelievers. Some scholars said that the one who calls to his innovation among them is a disbeliever, and some declared them disbelievers absolutely. The scholars differ regarding them. There is no doubt that killing them is obligatory to repel their evil, whether we say they are disbelievers or not. It is not said that the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)