Despite the large-scale transmission of reports from the Prophet (peace, mercy and blessings be upon him) speaking very harshly against the Khārijites and expelling them from Islām (in the view of many highly-regarded scholars), and despite their condemnation and refutation in the books of the Salaf, continuing right until this day of ours, in the writings, speeches and verdicts of the well-known Salafī scholars, many from the Muslim nation do not recognize the Khārijites