Thus, the disbelief of the Khārijites is the disbelief of ingratitude; it is a rejection of the favors Allah, Exalted is He, has bestowed upon them.

I asked, “If the Khārijites secede, wage war, and launch raids, then afterwards make peace, are they to be held liable for what they have done?”
He replied, “Once the fighting has subsided, no financial indemnity is due from them, no ḥadd punishment is inflicted on them, and, likewise, no retaliation (qiṣāṣ) is taken for the blood they have shed.”

I said, “Why is that?”
He answered, “Because of the ḥadith that has come down to us: when the turmoil arose among the people over the killing of ʿUthmān (may Allah be pleased with him), the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) agreed that whoever had shed blood would not be subject to retaliation, whoever had violated a forbidden private part on the basis of an interpretation would incur no ḥadd, and whoever had taken property on the basis of an interpretation bore no liability—unless the very property itself were found intact, in which case it had to be returned to its owner.”

I then asked, “If someone were to say, ‘I do not recognize a disbeliever as a disbeliever,’”
he replied, “He is just like him.”
I said, “Then if …”