Fatwa #570819 July 2002United States of America
Do the Khawarij still exist? How are their beliefs different from the mainstream Muslims?
Answer
The Khawarij sect per se does not exists today.
Some of the Firaq Baatilah (false sects) of today have adopted some of the
deviant beliefs of the Khawaarij. However, the Khawaarij sect as a whole
does not exist nowadays. They differ with the Ahlus sunnah Wal Jamaa on many
issues, e.g. they believe that any person who commits a major sin is out of
the fold of Islam and will remain forever in hell.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Moulana Imraan Vawda
FATWA DEPT.
CHECKED AND APPROVED CORRECT: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Some of the Firaq Baatilah (false sects) of today have adopted some of the
deviant beliefs of the Khawaarij. However, the Khawaarij sect as a whole
does not exist nowadays. They differ with the Ahlus sunnah Wal Jamaa on many
issues, e.g. they believe that any person who commits a major sin is out of
the fold of Islam and will remain forever in hell.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Moulana Imraan Vawda
FATWA DEPT.
CHECKED AND APPROVED CORRECT: Mufti Ebrahim Desai