Who are those who recite the Qur'an, yet it does not go beyond their throats?
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Those who were described as "young in age, foolish in dreams, they speak of the best of creation's words, they recite the Qur'an but it does not go beyond their throats, they abandon the religion as an arrow pierces its target and leaves it" are the Khawarij. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded fighting them and promised a great reward for doing so.
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