أخبرني محمد بن إسحاق الصَّفّار العَدْل، حدثنا أحمد بن نَصْر، حدثنا عمرو بن طلحة القَنَّاد، حدثنا خلَّاد بن مُسلِم الصَّفّار، حدثنا عمرو بن قيس المُلَائي، عن عمرو بن مُرَّة، عن مُصعَب بن سعد قال: كنت أقرأُ على أَبي حتى إذا بلغتُ هذه الآية: ﴿قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِالْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَالًا﴾ الآية، قلت: يا أبَتاهُ، أهم الخوارجُ؟ قال: لا يا بنيَّ، اقرأ الآيةَ التي بعدها: ﴿أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَائِهِ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا﴾، قال: هم المجتهدون من النَّصارى، كان كفرُهم بآيات ربهم كفروا بمحمَّدٍ ولقائِه، وقالوا: ليس في الجنة طعام ولا شراب، ولكن الخوارج هم الفاسقون ﴿الَّذِينَ يَنْقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مِيثَاقِهِ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَنْ يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ﴾ [البقرة: 27] (1). هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد، ولم يُخرجاه! [التعليق - من تلخيص الذهبي] ترقيم العلميه 3401 - صحيح
It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd; he said: I was reciting before my father (Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him) until, when I reached this verse: "Say: Shall We inform you of those who are the greatest losers in respect of their deeds?" [Surah al-Kahf: 103], I said: "O my father, does this refer to the Khawarij?" He said: "No, my son. Recite the verse after it: 'Those are the ones who disbelieved in the signs of their Lord and in the meeting with Him, so their deeds have become worthless, and We will not assign to them any weight on the Day of Resurrection' [Surah al-Kahf: 105]. This refers to those among the Christians who strive hard in their religion (monks and the like). Their disbelief in the signs of their Lord was that they disbelieved in Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and in the meeting with Allah, and they said that there will be no food or drink in Paradise. As for the Khawarij, they are the rebellious sinners about whom it is said: 'Those who break the covenant of Allah after its confirmation, and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined, and cause corruption on earth. It is they who are the losers' [Surah al-Baqarah: 27]."
The chain of narration of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it!
Hadith Referenceمستدرکِ حاکم / كتاب التفسير / 3441
(1) إسناده قوي. Grading: (1) Its chain is "qawi" (strong). وأخرجه بنحوه البخاري (4728)، والنسائي (11251) من طريق شعبة، عن عمرو بن مرة، بهذا الإسناد - وذكر مع النصارى اليهودَ. واستدراك الحاكم له ذهول منه. Reference / Source: Al-Bukhari (4728) and al-Nasa'i (11251) recorded something similar via Shu'bah, from 'Amr bin Murrah, with this chain, and (in it) he mentioned the Jews along with the Christians. Important point: Al-Hakim's including it as a supplement (istidrak) is an "oversight" (dhuhul) on his part.
Source: Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn (Takhrij & Tahqiq: Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.), Page: 3441