Shaikh Ibn Baaz (rahimahullaah) described the Khawarij in his explanation of “The Explanation of the Superiority of Islam” and explained which group today is upon their ideology:
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Khawaarij (Kharijites): The first sect that broke away from mainstream Islaam by choosing their own interpretation of religious text over that of the Companions of the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam).
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[The Khawaarij] called everyone who committed a major sin (kabeerah) a disbeliever (kaafir) and held it to be incumbent (wajib) upon every Muslim to fight against him. They waged war against the Prophet’s companions after the death of the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), and were eventually defeated by an army led by ‘Alee ibn Abi Talib (radiallaahu ‘anhu) at the Battle of An-Nahrawaan.
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However, their ideas still remained with some people and they developed other deviant theological and political views that always set them at war with the rest of the Muslim Ummah. Most of their sub-sects have now vanished; however some remnants of them are still found in South-Eastern parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Their ideas also have been revived in teachings of Hasan al–Banna [the deviant founder of this group; not be confused with the righteous scholar by the same name who is still alive, hafidhahullaah], Sayyid Qutb, and those groups that embrace their teachings such as Al–Ikhwaan ul–Muslimeen (“the Muslim Brotherhood”).
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