Is a person rewarded if he falls into bid'ah (religious innovation) with good intention?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is a person rewarded if he falls into bid'ah (religious innovation) with good intention?
Answer:
No, he is not rewarded and he does not commit a sin if he is ignorant, he is not rewarded and he does not commit a sin if he is ignorant and it was not clarified to him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is a person rewarded if he falls into bid'ah (religious innovation) with good intention?
Answer:
No, he is not rewarded and he does not commit a sin if he is ignorant, he is not rewarded and he does not commit a sin if he is ignorant and it was not clarified to him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يؤجر الإنسان إذا وقع في البدعة بحسن نية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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