Amīr al-mu’minīn on the deception of the Khārijites

323. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, passed by the dead bodies of the Khārijites on the day of the battle of Nahrawān and said: Woe unto you! You have been harmed by him who deceived you.

He was asked: O’ Amīr al-mu’minīn, who deceived them? Then, he replied: Satan, the deceiver, and the inner spirit that leads one to evil deceived them through passions, made it easy for them to get into sins, promised…