Comparing Sin and Religious Innovation

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is any sin, no matter how great, stronger than any religious innovation (bid'ah), no matter what it is, or is there a distinction?

Answer:
There is no doubt that bid'ah is more beloved to Satan than sin, because from the sinner one expects that he will repent and feel remorse, and he knows that he is wrong. The sinner knows that he is wrong, but his desire or lust overcame him, and he will soon feel remorse and return, because he knows that he is wrong. But the innovator, may Allah protect us from that, sees that he is correct and that his deed is valid, so he does not repent to Allah the Exalted. From this angle, bid'ah is more severe than sin, and more beloved to Satan than sin. Yes.