The Difference Between Bid'ah and Sin
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you, what is the difference between bid'ah (religious innovation) and sin?
Answer:
Sin is lighter than the harm of bid'ah, because the sinner knows that he is sinning and repents, but the innovator sees that he is on the right path and does not repent. So sin is lighter than bid'ah. Bid'ah, may Allah protect us from it, is a condition, because its practitioner sees that he is on the right path and does not repent, unlike the sinner. He knows that he is wrong, he fears his sin, and he is close to repentance. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you, what is the difference between bid'ah (religious innovation) and sin?
Answer:
Sin is lighter than the harm of bid'ah, because the sinner knows that he is sinning and repents, but the innovator sees that he is on the right path and does not repent. So sin is lighter than bid'ah. Bid'ah, may Allah protect us from it, is a condition, because its practitioner sees that he is on the right path and does not repent, unlike the sinner. He knows that he is wrong, he fears his sin, and he is close to repentance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-107-وصية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:18)
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