That which is correct is that they [the Khārijites] are disbelievers due to his (صلى الله عليه وسلم) saying, ‘They exit from Islām’ and his saying, ‘I would slaughter them like the slaughtering of [the people of] ʿĀd’ and in a wording, ‘[the people of] Thāmūd’ and both of these nations were destroyed due to their disbelief. Also due to his saying, ‘They are the most hated of creation to Allāh, the Exalted’ and due to their judgement upon everyone who opposed their belief with disbelief and eternity in the Hellfire, [and because of this], they [the Khārijites] were more worthy of this label [of disbelief] than them.’.