Ibadi/Kharijite Alliance with Zionists and Takfir of Major Sinners

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

والصلاة والسلام على خاتم النبيين

وعلى اهل بيته الطيبين الطاهرين المظلومين

Recently, the Zionist prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, toured the Sultanate of Oman as the special guest of Sultan Qabus. The majority of Omanis are adherents of the Ibadiya sect, including the Sultan. Oman’s government officially promotes Ibadiya. As I have explained previously, the Ibadiya are a Kharijite sect, in fact, one of the original factions of the Khawarij that emerged in the early days of Islam. The closeness and developing alliance between the Zionists and Oman’s Ibadi/Khariji government is highly significant. The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said:

سَيَخْرُجُ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُمْ قَرْنٌ قُطِعَ كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُمْ قَرْنٌ قُطِعَ حَتَّى عَدَّهَا زِيَادَةً عَلَى عَشْرَةِ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُمْ قَرْنٌ قُطِعَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ الدَّجَّالُ فِي بَقِيَّتِهِمْ

“There will emerge from the east some people from my nation who recite the Quran but it will not go beyond their throats. Every time a faction of them emerges it will be cut off.” The Prophet repeated this and on the tenth time he said, “Every time a faction of them emerges it will be cut off until the Dajjal emerges from their remnants.” (Musnad Ahmad)

A major characteristic of the Khawarij is their takfir of Muslims who commit major sins. The Ibadiya claim they are moderates in this regard, but their most authoritative text of Hadith, the Musnad of Rabi bin Habib, includes a chapter entitled:

الحُجَّة عَلَى مَنْ قَالَ: إِنَّ أَهْلَ الكَبَائِرِ لَيْسُوا بِكَافِرِينَ

The proof against the one who says: “Major sinners are not disbelievers”