at times Ibn Manṣūr uses the term Khārijites as code for the Wahhābīs, as when he complains that the Khārijites excommunicate and fight Muslims on the grounds that the latter have not satisfied the confession of faith. The historical Khārijites were known for practicing takfīr on the basis of major sins (kabāʾir), the Wahhābīs being the ones who excommunicated and fought professed Muslims on the grounds of not satisfying the confession of faith.
