It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was distributing dates on the day of Hunayn when a man came to him and said: O Muhammad, be just! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you! If I do not act justly, then who else will act justly for you?" Or he said: "With whom will you seek justice after me?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon people like this man will appear who will ask (in the name of) the Book of Allah while they are its enemies; they will recite the Book of Allah, and their heads will be shaved. So when they come out (in rebellion), strike their necks." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Groups will arise in my Ummah who will be very eloquent and sharp-tongued in reciting the Qur'an, but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats; they will pass out of the religion as an arrow passes through the game. So when you meet them, kill them, for whoever kills them will be rewarded." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be a people in my Ummah who will be enemies (of the religion), and their tongues will be very sharp in reciting the Qur'an. So when you see them, put them to eternal sleep (that is, kill them); when you see them, put them to eternal sleep."

It is narrated from Sharik bin Shihab; he said: I longed to meet a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who would narrate to me a hadith about the Khawarij. Then I met Sayyiduna Abu Barzah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of Arafah, among a group of his companions. I said: O Abu Barzah, tell us something you heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Khawarij. He said: I will tell you what my ears heard and my eyes saw: Gold coins (dinars) were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from some land, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was distributing them, when a black man came to him whose hair was shaved (or cut short); he was wearing two white garments, and between his eyes was the mark of prostration. He presented himself before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): first he came from in front of him, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him nothing; then he came from the left, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him nothing; then he came from behind him and said: By Allah, O Muhammad, you have not been just in the distribution today. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry (on hearing this) and said: "After me you will not find anyone more just than me" (he (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times). Then he said: "From the direction of the east, people will emerge whose way will be just like this (like this man's); they will recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their throats; they will pass out of the religion as an arrow passes right through the game, then they will not return to it (and he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on his blessed chest). Their sign will be shaving the head. They will keep emerging until their last group emerges (with the Dajjal). So when you see them, kill them (Hammad said that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times). They are the worst of all creation and created beings (Hammad said that he said this three times as well)." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "They will not return to it (the religion)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will be disagreement and division in my Ummah, and people will come who will amaze you (with their devotion) and who will be pleased with themselves. Those who kill them will be closer to Allah than they are. They will speak very well, but their deeds will be very bad; they will call to Allah, but they will have no connection with Allah. So when you find them, put them to eternal sleep (kill them)." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, tell us their signs. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Their sign is shaving the head and tasbit," that is, removing the hair from the roots. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. Imam al-Awza'i also narrated it from Qatadah, from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), and it too is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will be disagreement and division in my Ummah. There will be people who speak well and act badly; they will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. Any one of you will consider his prayer insignificant compared with their prayer, and his fasting compared with their fasting. They will pass out of the religion as an arrow passes right through the game, and they will not return until the arrow returns (by itself) to its notch on the bowstring (that is, they will never return). They are the worst of creation and created beings. Glad tidings to the one who kills them and the one whom they kill (as a martyr). They will call to the Book of Allah, though they have no connection with it; whoever fights them will be better before Allah than they are." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, what is their sign? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shaving the head."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will be disagreement and division in my Ummah. A people will appear who will speak very well, but their deeds will be bad; they will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats; they will pass out of the religion as an arrow passes right through the game; they will not return (to the religion) until the arrow returns to its notch. They are the worst of all creation and created beings. Tuba (glad tidings) to the one who kills them and the one whom they kill. They will call to the Book of Allah, though they have no connection with the Book of Allah. Whoever fights them will be closer to Allah than they are." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, what is their sign? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shaving the head." Qatadah did not hear this hadith from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him); rather, he heard it from Abu al-Mutawakkil al-Naji, from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Their example is that of a man who shoots an arrow at game, then searches for the arrow where it has fallen; he picks it up and looks at its fuq (notch) but sees no trace of fat or blood on it; then he looks at its feathers and finds no trace of fat or blood there either; then he looks at its nasl (arrowhead) and sees nothing there either. Just as not the slightest trace of fat or blood clung to that arrow, likewise these people will have no connection with Islam."

It is narrated from Habbah al-Urani; he said: Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) and I went to Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Abu Abdullah, tell us what you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the trials. Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stay with the Book of Allah wherever it turns (that is, follow the Book of Allah)." We said: When the people disagree, with whom should we be? He said: "Look for the group in which Ibn Sumayyah is, and hold fast to it, for he will be with the Book of Allah." The narrator said: I asked: Who is Ibn Sumayyah? He said: Do you not know him? I said: Make it clear to me. He said: He is Ammar bin Yasir. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say concerning Ammar: "O Abu al-Yaqzan, you will not die until the rebellious group, deviating from the path of truth, kills you." This hadith has various routes with sahih (authentic) chains; the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) recorded some of them, but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said to Ikrimah and to his son Ali: Go to Abu Sa'id and hear from him the hadith about the Khawarij. So they both went and found him tending one of his gardens. When he saw us, he took his cloak and sat with his knees drawn up (against his stomach). Then he began speaking to us until he mentioned the (building of the) mosque. He said: We were carrying one brick at a time (while building the mosque), whereas Ammar was carrying two bricks at a time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him and began shaking the dust off his head, saying: "O Ammar, why do you not carry one brick at a time as your companions do?" He said: I seek the reward from Allah Almighty. The narrator said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) kept shaking the dust off him and saying: "Alas for Ammar! A rebellious group will kill him." The narrator said: And at that time Ammar was saying: 'A'udhu billahi min al-fitan' (I seek refuge in Allah from trials). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this context.