Acceptance of a deed that contains bid'ah (religious innovation) or shirk (associating partners with Allah)

Question:
The questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in your explanation of the book *Masail al-Jahiliyyah* (Issues of the Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance), when explaining the first issue, that Allah does not accept a deed that contains bid'ah (religious innovation) just as He does not accept a deed that contains shirk (associating partners with Allah). This is a typographical error, so we ask your honor to notify the press that published it.

Answer:
This is not a typographical error; this is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): So bid'ah (religious innovation) is rejected and not accepted, just like a deed that contains shirk (associating partners with Allah). So a deed is not accepted for one of two reasons: either because it contains shirk (associating partners with Allah), or because it is bid'ah (religious innovation) that has not been legislated and has no basis in the Shari'ah, so it is rejected. The error is on your part, not in the printing. Yes.