The Reasons Why Some People Hold onto Religious Innovations and Turn to Them
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, what is the reason for some people’s adherence to these religious innovations (bid'ah) and their turning to them?
Answer:
The reason is either ignorance of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and following people, following people blindly, or it is due to a desire in their hearts and a lust in their hearts for what they gain from behind these religious innovations (bid'ah) in terms of ambitions, food, drink, and rejoicing in what is not permissible to rejoice in, or it is due to the callers to misguidance, and how many of them there are, who promote religious innovations and make them attractive to people from among the devils of mankind.[Al-An'am 6:112] So the evil callers play a great role in misleading people and enticing them to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and religious innovations, and enticing them to sins and violations. So one must beware of them, even if they claim to be scholars or are described as scholars, for the criterion is not merely the presence of knowledge, but the criterion is the fear of Allah and the awe of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So the intended scholars are the divine scholars, scholars deeply rooted in knowledge, and scholars who fear Allah and revere Him. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: [Fatir 35:28], and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4252Sahih (Al-Albani) The misleading imams who mislead people by promoting disbelief, atheism, shirk, religious innovations, and sins are to be feared. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Shaykh Salih, what is the reason for some people’s adherence to these religious innovations (bid'ah) and their turning to them?
Answer:
The reason is either ignorance of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and following people, following people blindly, or it is due to a desire in their hearts and a lust in their hearts for what they gain from behind these religious innovations (bid'ah) in terms of ambitions, food, drink, and rejoicing in what is not permissible to rejoice in, or it is due to the callers to misguidance, and how many of them there are, who promote religious innovations and make them attractive to people from among the devils of mankind.
and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion. But if your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and that which they invent.
وَالْجِنِّ يُوحِي بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ الْقَوْلِ غُرُورًا وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَOnly those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge.
إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُI am afraid about my community of those leaders who will lead astray.
وإنما أخاف على أمتي الأئمة المضلينThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/140 — archive.org (2:44)
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