The Definition of Bid'ah (Religious Innovation) and Its Danger to the Creed
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Question:
This questioner, Abu Hisham, says: I am asking about, and I have heard about, religious innovation and its danger. So what is religious innovation? What is an example of it? And what is its effect on the Islamic creed?
Answer:
Religious innovation occurs in the religion by introducing into the religion what is not part of it, whether in verbal or physical acts of worship, whether essential or supplementary. This is what constitutes religious innovation. Whoever introduces into our matter what is not part of it, it is rejected. So religious innovation is introducing new things into the matters of the religion, the religion, the acts of worship, and the creeds, and it is rejected by its doer. It is very dangerous. Religious innovation is dangerous to the creed and to the worship, and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, does not accept it, no matter how much one toils in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This questioner, Abu Hisham, says: I am asking about, and I have heard about, religious innovation and its danger. So what is religious innovation? What is an example of it? And what is its effect on the Islamic creed?
Answer:
Religious innovation occurs in the religion by introducing into the religion what is not part of it, whether in verbal or physical acts of worship, whether essential or supplementary. This is what constitutes religious innovation. Whoever introduces into our matter what is not part of it, it is rejected. So religious innovation is introducing new things into the matters of the religion, the religion, the acts of worship, and the creeds, and it is rejected by its doer. It is very dangerous. Religious innovation is dangerous to the creed and to the worship, and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, does not accept it, no matter how much one toils in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/251 — archive.org (7:13)
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