Imaam al-Albaanee (rahimahullaah) said in as-Silsilah as-Saheehah (volume 7) whilst commenting on the hadeeth (
بايعنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على السمع والطاعة), and after refuting the doctrines of the Khawaarij, he said:
والمقصود أنهم سنّوا في الإسلام سنةً سيئة ،وجعلوا الخروج على حكام المسلمين ديناً على مر الزمان والأيام ، رغم تحذير النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم منهم في أحاديث كثيرة ، منها قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم <الخوارج كلاب النار>.ورغم أنهم لم يروا كفراً بَواحاً منهم ، وإنما ما دون ذلك من ظلم وفجور وفسق . واليوم والتاريخ يعيد نفسه كما يقولون- ؛ فقد نبتت نابتة من الشباب المسلم لم يتفقهوا في الدين إلا قليلا ورأوا أن الحكام لا يحكمون بما أنزل الله إلا قليلا فرأوا الخروج عليهم دون أن يستشيروا أهل العلم والفقه والحكمة منهم بل ركبوا رؤوسهم أثاروا فتناً عمياء وسفكوا الدماء في مصر وسوريا , والجزائر وقبل ذلك فتنة الحرم المكي فخالفوا بذلك هذا الحديث الصحيح الذي جرى عليه عمل المسلمين سلفا وخلفا إلا الخوارج
And the intent is that they revived an evil way into Islam, and they took revolting against the Muslim rulers as a deen (to be followed) over the passing of time and [the passing of] days, despite the warning of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) from them in many ahaadeeth. From them is his (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam's) saying, "The Khawaarij are the Dogs of Hellfire", and despite them not having seen kufr bawaah (manifest, plain, clear kufr). Rather [they see] what is less than that of dhulm (oppression) and fisq (sin). And the day, and history repeats itself, as they say, for [factions] of Muslim youth have sprung up who did not understand the religion except little and they considered that the rulers do not rule by what Allaah has revealed except little, and thus held the view of revolting against them, without consulting the people of fiqh (jurisprudence) and hikmah (wisdom) amongst them.
Rather, their leaders drove and kindled tribulations blindly, and they shed blood in Egypt, Syria, Algeria and prior to that in the tribulation of the Haram of Makkah. So they opposed this authentic hadeeth by way of that upon which the Muslims have acted, both the Salaf and the Khalaf, except the Khawaarij.
Refer also to:
- Shaykh Ibn Jibreen: Usamah bin Laden and Followers Make Takfir of the Muslims - (see here)
- Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan's Refutation of Salman al-Awdah's Generalized Mass Takfir of All the Muslims - (see here)
- Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan on Salman al-Awdah's Saying 'The Absent Ummah': This Necessitates the Takfir of the Whole Ummah - (see here)
- Shaykh Ibn Jibreen: 'The Kharijite, Terrorist, Dogs of Hellfire', Those Who Revolt Against the Rulers - (see here)
- Shaykh Ibn Jibreen: On Those Who Rule By Secular Laws - (see here)