What is the validity of the statement: The genus of bid'ah (religious innovation) is greater than the genus of sin, and a sin can be greater?
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Question:
What is the validity of my statement that the genus of bid'ah (religious innovation) is greater than the genus of sin, and that a type of sin can be greater than a type of bid'ah?
Answer:
This is a statement invented by the one who said it, except that bid'ah is evil. Evil are the newly invented matters, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. The sin that is not bid'ah is lighter than bid'ah. For this reason, they say that bid'ah is more beloved to Satan. They say that bid'ah is more beloved to Satan than sin, because the sinner repents and knows that he is wrong, unlike the innovator, who sees that he is on the truth and does not repent. So bid'ah is more beloved to Satan than sin from this angle. Yes.
What is the validity of my statement that the genus of bid'ah (religious innovation) is greater than the genus of sin, and that a type of sin can be greater than a type of bid'ah?
Answer:
This is a statement invented by the one who said it, except that bid'ah is evil. Evil are the newly invented matters, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. The sin that is not bid'ah is lighter than bid'ah. For this reason, they say that bid'ah is more beloved to Satan. They say that bid'ah is more beloved to Satan than sin, because the sinner repents and knows that he is wrong, unlike the innovator, who sees that he is on the truth and does not repent. So bid'ah is more beloved to Satan than sin from this angle. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [339 -858] ما صحة قول: إن جنس البدعة أعظم من جنس المعصية، وقد تكون المعصية أعظم..؟ — youtube.com
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