(Clarifying the points of difference between the Mu'tazilah and the Khawarij) You said, “We interpreted it, and so did they” *** And both are two factions that rebel, and you have over them the distinction of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes)

The Shaykh :“You said, ‘We interpreted it, and so did they’” means you said, in defense of yourselves, that we adopted this methodology by way of interpretation. So what do we say? He said: “So did they interpret it” They also interpreted it and took the texts whose apparent meaning is a threat. “And both are two factions that rebel” But your interpretation is more severe.
“And you have over them the distinction of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes)”
This is your distinction over them, and it is ta'til (denial of the divine attributes). Ta'til of what? Ta'til of the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). “And tahrif (distortion of a text's meaning) of the texts, and tamthil (comparing Allah to creation), and falsehood.”
And they have over you the distinction of affirming and *** believing, along with fear of the Most Merciful.
The difference with the Khawarij is that they have a strict adherence to the apparent meanings, and they affirm the attributes and believe in them, and they have a fear of Allah that these people do not have. For this reason, you find the Khawarij to be the lamps of the nights; they spend the night in prostration and standing for their Lord, they fast, and they recite the Book. There is no one like them in appearance. But their faith, may Allah protect us from it, does not go beyond their throats, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We ask Allah for safety.