The commentator's remarks on the hadith: "Every innovation is misguidance" and the classification of bid'ah (religious innovation)

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your opinion regarding the commentator's remarks on the book *Bulugh al-Maghali*? He said that the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) The commentator said, "This is a general statement intended to mean the majority of beginnings."

Answer:
This is a rejected statement. They said this, and some people said this, but just as the author of *Qawa'id al-Ahkam*, al-Imam al-Aziz ibn 'Abd al-Salam (may Allah have mercy on him), divided it into five categories, this interpretation is rejected, even if some people hold to it. This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exclude anything from bid'ah (religious innovation); rather, he said: Yes.