حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ شَرُّ قَتْلَی قُتِلُوا تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَائِ وَخَيْرُ قَتِيلٍ مَنْ قَتَلُوا کِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَدْ کَانَ هَؤُلَائِ مُسْلِمِينَ فَصَارُوا کُفَّارًا قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ هَذَا شَيْئٌ تَقُولُهُ قَالَ بَلْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 176
Abu Ghâlib narrated that Abu Umdmah said: “(The Khawarij) are the worst of the slain who are killed under heaven, and the best of the slain are those who were killed by them. Those (Khawarij) are the dog of Hell. Those people were Muslims but they became disbelievers.” I said: “0 Abu Umâmah, is that your opinion?” He said: “Rather I heard it from the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020