Explanation of the Hadith: Whoever introduces into our matter something that is not from us
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
He says: I hope you will explain to me the hadith. He asks: Does this include bid'ah (religious innovations), and what is meant by them?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The hadith is in his sayingMishkat al-Masabih 140Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i), meaning in our religion. The intended meaning of religion is to bring forth a form of worship for which there is no evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, or a dhikr (remembrance) for which there is no evidence from the Book and the Sunnah; that is bid'ah. And bid'ah is misguidance, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said Sunan an-Nasa'i 1578Sahih (Darussalam). There is no good in innovations, and the Sunnahs and prescribed matters, praise be to Allah, are sufficient for whoever desires good. Why does one resort to innovations?
This is from Shaytan, who wants to corrupt his work. If he has eagerness for good, let him follow the prescribed Sunnahs. And whoever does not know something should ask the people of knowledge about it, so that his work is with insight and is beneficial to him. He should avoid innovations in words and deeds for which Allah has not sent down any authority. He tires himself with what contains sin and brings him no benefit. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
He says: I hope you will explain to me the hadith
Whoever introduces into our matter something that is not from us, it is rejected
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ليس منا فهو ردThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The hadith is in his saying
God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone introduces into this affair of ours
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذاevery newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire
فإن كل محدثة بدعة وكل بدعة ضلالة وكل ضلالة في النارThis is from Shaytan, who wants to corrupt his work. If he has eagerness for good, let him follow the prescribed Sunnahs. And whoever does not know something should ask the people of knowledge about it, so that his work is with insight and is beneficial to him. He should avoid innovations in words and deeds for which Allah has not sent down any authority. He tires himself with what contains sin and brings him no benefit. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/034 — archive.org (0:51)
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