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169. It was narrated that Abu Salamah said: "I said to Abu Sa'eed Khudri: 'Did you hear the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ mention anything about the Haruriyyah (a sect of Khawârij)?' He said: 'I heard him mention a people who would appear to be devoted worshippers: "Such that any one of you would regard his own prayer and fasting as insignificant when compared to theirs. But they will pass through Islâm like an arrow passing through its target, then he (the archer) picks up his arrow and looks at its Iron head but does not see anything, then he looks at the shaft and does not see anything then he looks at the band: that which is wrapped around the Iron head where it is connected to the shaft, then he looks at the feather and is not sure whether he sees anything or not." (Sahih)
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a. The Khawârij exerted great effort in the doing of devotional acts like prayers and fasting, so much so that even the Companions were amazed at their zeal and zest. But no amount of effort in the doing of acts of worship will be of any benefit if there are flaws in one's faith.
b. The Khawârij are certainly the people gone astray from the right path and lost touch with true Islam. The majority of the scholars, however, consider them just a misguided and rebellious lot.
