Shareek bin Shihab says: I used to wish that I could meet a companion who would tell me about the Khawarij. By chance, I met Abu Barzah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of Arafah; he was with some of his companions. I said: O Abu Barzah! Please narrate to me any hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he mentioned the Khawarij. He said that dinars were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was distributing them. A black and bald man was standing by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), wearing two white garments, and there were marks of prostration between his eyes. He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from the front, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give him anything. Then he came from behind, but again the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give him anything. He said: By Allah! You have not been just at all in today’s distribution. Hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became extremely angry. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah! After me, you will not find anyone more just than me. He said this three times. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some people will appear from the east; this man seems to be among them. They will recite the Qur’an, but it will not go below their chests. They will leave the religion just as an arrow passes cleanly through the prey. One of the narrators in this chain, Hammad, placed his hand on his chest and narrated: Those people will not return to the religion. Their sign will be that they will shave their heads. They will keep leaving the religion until their last man (will emerge) with the Dajjal. If you see them, then kill them. He also said this three times: They will be the worst of all people. He repeated this three times as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that dinars were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and what follows is similar to the previous hadith of Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I presented myself in the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), at that time there was no one else with him except Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). He said: O Ibn Abi Talib! What will become of you and such-and-such people? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some people will emerge from the east, they will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go below their throats, they will go out of the religion just as an arrow swiftly passes through the prey, among them there will be a man with a defective hand, it will seem as if his hand is like the breast of an Abyssinian woman.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Khawarij were mentioned, he said: Among them there will be a man with a defective hand. If I did not fear that you would fall into pride and arrogance, I would have told you what Allah Almighty has promised, through the tongue of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), for those who kill these Khawarij. I said: Did you really hear this from Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah! Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah! Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah!

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the people of Nahrawan and said: Among them there will be a man with a defective hand, … then he narrated a similar hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would take a very strong oath, he would say: "By Him in Whose hand is the life of Abu al-Qasim! There will arise among my Ummah people such that you will consider your own deeds insignificant compared to theirs. They will recite the Qur'an, but the Qur'an will not go below their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes cleanly through the prey." The noble Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), please describe some of their signs for us so that we may recognize them." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One of them will have a hand like a woman's breast, and their heads will be shaved." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "More than twenty Companions narrated to me that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) killed them." It is narrated from Asim that I saw Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him); he had become old and his hands trembled. He used to say: "In my view, killing these Khawarij is more virtuous and important than fighting the Turks to the same extent."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: Some of us used to recite the Qur'an a lot, perform prayers, excel in maintaining ties of kinship, and fast, and those very people drew their swords and rose against us. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said about them: Some people will appear who 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 swiftly passes through its prey.

It is narrated from Abu Salamah that a man came to Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "Have you heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say anything about the Haruriyyah, that is, the Khawarij?" He said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mention them, and he said that these people will go to great lengths and depths in religion, and they will be so pious that you will consider your own prayers and fasts insignificant compared to theirs. But they will exit the religion as swiftly as an arrow passes through its prey, such that the hunter, upon picking up his arrow and examining it, finds no trace on it. Then he inspects its tip, but finds no sign; then he looks at the shaft, but sees no trace there either; then he carefully examines the feathers, and he remains uncertain whether there is any trace or not.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: My Ummah will be divided into two groups, then a third group will emerge among them. The group that is closer to the truth from the two will kill this group.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Hour will not be established until two great groups fight each other, while both will claim the same thing. Then from between them a third group will emerge; the one among the two great groups that is closer to the truth will kill this group.