It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some people from my Ummah will recite the Qur'an, but they will go out of Islam just as an arrow passes out of the bow.

Hazrat Abu Salamah and Hazrat Ata bin Yasar state that we went to Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri and said to him, "Have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Haruriyyah?" He replied, "I do not know about the Haruriyyah, but I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'After you, there will come a people before whom you will consider your prayers insignificant compared to their prayers, your fasts insignificant compared to their fasts, and your worship insignificant compared to their worship. They will recite the Qur'an, but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes through the bow.'"

Hazrat Sa’d bin Malik narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the Dhu’l-Thadiyyah who was with the people of Naher. He said about him that he is the devil of the pit. A man from the tribe of Bajilah, whose name will be Ashhab or Ibn Ashhab, will throw him into the pit. He will be a sign of the oppressive people. Ammar Juhani narrated that a man from the tribe of Bajilah came whose name was Ashhab or Ibn Ashhab.

40732 - Ammar (al-Dahni) (1) said when he was denied: A man from Bajila came, he said: And I think he said: from Dahn, he is called al-Ashhab or Ibn al-Ashhab.

Hazrat Ubaid bin Hasan narrates that the Khawarij said to Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz, "We want you to deal with us as Hazrat Umar bin Khattab did." Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz replied, "What is wrong with them, may Allah destroy them! By Allah, I will not take anyone as a leader except the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him."

Hazrat Abu Majlez narrates that when Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab was in the captivity of the Khawarij, at that time one of their men passed by a date palm tree and picked up a date. His companions said to him, "You have picked up a date belonging to a dhimmi!" Then they passed by a pig, and a man struck it with his sword, so his companions said, "You have killed a pig belonging to a dhimmi!" Upon this, Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab said, "Shall I not tell you about someone who is more sacred than both of these?" They asked, "Who is that?" Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab replied, "That is me. I have not abandoned prayer, nor have I abandoned such-and-such deed, nor such-and-such deed." Despite this, they martyred Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab. When they came to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him, "Hand over to us the killers of Hazrat Abdullah," he replied, "How can we hand over his killers to you when we are all partners in his blood?" After this, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) declared fighting them to be lawful.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Salma was among those who participated on the side of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the Battle of Jamal and the Battle of Siffin. He says that nothing in the world is more beloved to me than these two.

Hazrat Mus'ab bin Sa'd narrates that I asked my father whether this verse of the Holy Qur'an was revealed about the Khawarij: { قُلْ ہَلْ نُنَبِّئُکُمْ بِالأَخْسَرِینَ أَعْمَالاً الَّذِینَ ضَلَّ سَعْیُہُمْ فِی الْحَیَاۃِ الدُّنْیَا } He replied, "No, this verse was revealed about the People of the Book, the Jews and the Christians. The Jews denied Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the Christians denied Paradise, saying that there is no eating or drinking in it. The following verse was revealed about the Haruriyyah: { الَّذِینَ یَنْقُضُونَ عَہْدَ اللہِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مِیثَاقِہِ وَیَقْطَعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّہُ بِہِ أَنْ یُوصَلَ وَیُفْسِدُونَ فِی الأَرْضِ أُولَئِکَ ہُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } Hazrat Sa'd used to call the Khawarij transgressors."

Hazrat Mus'ab bin Sa'd narrates that his father was asked about the Khawarij, so he replied: "They are a people who chose a crooked path, so Allah made their hearts crooked."

Hazrat Abu Maryam narrates that Shabath bin Rib’i and Ibn Kawa went from Kufa to Harura. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered the people to go out with their weapons. The people came to the mosque until the mosque was filled with people. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“You have done very badly by entering the mosque with weapons. All of you gather in the field and stay there until my command reaches you.”Abu Maryam says that then we went to the field and stayed there for some part of the day, then we received news that the people were returning. (2) Abu Maryam says that I went towards them to see them. Passing through their ranks, I reached Shabath bin Rib’i and Ibn Kawa; both were standing leaning on their mounts. With them were the messengers of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who were beseeching them in the name of Allah and saying,“Your hastening to cause discord before the coming of the next year is an act from which Allah may grant you refuge.”A man from the Khawarij went to one of Hazrat Ali’s (may Allah be pleased with him) messengers and killed his mount. That man recited“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un,”got down, and walked away with his saddle. Both of them were saying,“We only want to confront them,”and the messengers were beseeching them in the name of Allah. (3) They all stayed for a while and then went to Kufa. It was either the day of Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had previously told us that a group would leave Islam; they would leave Islam as an arrow leaves the bow. Their sign is that among them will be a man with a paralyzed hand. The narrator says that I heard this from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) many times. This was also heard by Nafi’, the man with the paralyzed hand. Until I saw that, having heard this so much, he became so upset that he even stopped eating. Nafi’ was with us in the mosque; he would pray during the day and spend the night in the mosque. I had given him a cap to wear. I met him the next day and asked him if he had gone out with those who went to Harura. He said,“I intended to go with them, but when I reached such-and-such tribe, I met some children who snatched my weapon. So I returned. A year later, the people of Nahrawan set out, and Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also went towards them, but I did not go with them.”(4) My brother Abu Abdullah and his servant went out with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Abu Abdullah told me that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went towards the Khawarij. When they reached the edge of Nahrawan, he sent a man to them who beseeched them in the name of Allah and invited them to return. Messengers kept coming and going until the Khawarij killed one of Hazrat Ali’s (may Allah be pleased with him) messengers. When Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saw this situation, he fought them. When he had finished destroying them, he ordered his companions to search for the man with the paralyzed hand. The people searched for him, and one man said,“We did not find him alive.”Another said,“He is not among them.”Then a man came and gave glad tidings,“O Commander of the Faithful! By Allah, we have found him fallen beneath two slain men.”Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered,“Cut off his paralyzed hand and bring it to me.”When the hand was brought, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) raised it and said,“By Allah! I did not lie, nor was I lied to.”