What is the validity of the statement: The doer of a religious innovation (bid'ah) may be rewarded for the goodness of his intention and purpose?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some scholars say that the doer of a bid'ah (religious innovation) may be rewarded for the goodness of his intention and purpose. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
It may have a certain aspect. Shaykh al-Islam mentioned something of this in *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*. Since a good intention is an act of the heart, he is rewarded for it. But he is not rewarded for the bid'ah (religious innovation) or for the act of the bid'ah. He is rewarded only for the act of his heart, and not for the bid'ah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some scholars say that the doer of a bid'ah (religious innovation) may be rewarded for the goodness of his intention and purpose. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
It may have a certain aspect. Shaykh al-Islam mentioned something of this in *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*. Since a good intention is an act of the heart, he is rewarded for it. But he is not rewarded for the bid'ah (religious innovation) or for the act of the bid'ah. He is rewarded only for the act of his heart, and not for the bid'ah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [378 -521] ما صحة القول: قد يؤجر فاعل البدعة لحسن قصده ونيته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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