Hadith 197

Sahih Muslim

Book 12: The Book of Zakat

Chapter 47

The Khawarij and their attributes

باب ذِكْرِ الْخَوَارِجِ وَصِفَاتِهِمْ ‏

Sahih Muslim 1065d
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي، سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ تَمْرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ فِي فُرْقَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيَلِي قَتْلَهُمْ أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ ‏"
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"A group will secede at a time of division among the people, and they will be killed by the group that is closer to the truth."