Is everyone who opposes the Sunnah called an innovator?
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Question:
Is everyone who opposes the Sunnah called an innovator?
Answer:
If someone introduces something into the religion for which there is no evidence from the Book of Allah or from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, then he is the innovator. Whoever introduces into our affair something that does not belong to it, it is rejected. Whoever performs an act for which there is no command from us, it is rejected. Bid'ah (religious innovation) is adding to the religion what does not belong to it; this is bid'ah. As for the one who opposes the Sunnah but does not introduce anything, and rather leaves off an obligatory act, then this is considered a sin. Whoever leaves off an obligatory act, this is considered a sin. And whoever leaves off a recommended practice (sunnah) or a recommended act (mustahabb), he owes nothing.
Is everyone who opposes the Sunnah called an innovator?
Answer:
If someone introduces something into the religion for which there is no evidence from the Book of Allah or from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, then he is the innovator. Whoever introduces into our affair something that does not belong to it, it is rejected. Whoever performs an act for which there is no command from us, it is rejected. Bid'ah (religious innovation) is adding to the religion what does not belong to it; this is bid'ah. As for the one who opposes the Sunnah but does not introduce anything, and rather leaves off an obligatory act, then this is considered a sin. Whoever leaves off an obligatory act, this is considered a sin. And whoever leaves off a recommended practice (sunnah) or a recommended act (mustahabb), he owes nothing.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل كل من خالف السُّنَّة يسمى مبتدعًا؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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