Defining the Meaning of Bid'ah (Religious Innovation) and Dealing with the Innovator
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The questioner:
Our Shaykh, regarding the conduct in the matter of the ten...
The Shaykh:
That you read the method, such as opening the book and reading, yes. What?
Another questioner:
Repeat, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
First, bid'ah (religious innovation) must be clarified; not everything people call bid'ah is actually bid'ah. Many pretenders to knowledge and ignorant people label things as bid'ah without insight. Therefore, bid'ah must be clarified. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) defined its criterion, sayingSahih Muslim 1718a, saying Sunan Abi Dawud 4607Sahih (Al-Albani), and saying Sahih Muslim 1718b. So, whatever contradicts or adds to what Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) legislated in terms of acts of devotion and obedience is bid'ah, which Allah did not legislate and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not legislate.
As for how to deal with the innovator, once it is established that he is an innovator, he should be advised and it should be made clear to him that this is bid'ah and that it is misguidance. If he accepts it and abandons it, praise be to Allah. If he persists in it after it has been explained to him, he should be boycotted. He should be boycotted until he repents to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward him with good.
Our Shaykh, regarding the conduct in the matter of the ten...
The Shaykh:
That you read the method, such as opening the book and reading, yes. What?
Another questioner:
Repeat, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
First, bid'ah (religious innovation) must be clarified; not everything people call bid'ah is actually bid'ah. Many pretenders to knowledge and ignorant people label things as bid'ah without insight. Therefore, bid'ah must be clarified. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) defined its criterion, saying
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردfor every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.
فإن كل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالةHe who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا هذا فهو ردAs for how to deal with the innovator, once it is established that he is an innovator, he should be advised and it should be made clear to him that this is bid'ah and that it is misguidance. If he accepts it and abandons it, praise be to Allah. If he persists in it after it has been explained to him, he should be boycotted. He should be boycotted until he repents to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward him with good.
Source
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