The Ruling on Engaging in Religious Innovations at the Expense of the Sunnah
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Question:
This questioner says: I hope Shaykh Salih will guide us on this matter. Some people, even though they have some knowledge, engage in religious innovations (bid'ah) at the expense of the Sunnah.
Answer:
Yes, the one who engages in religious innovations, even if he has knowledge, is an innovator. So the religious innovation, whether he introduced it or he practiced it while someone else introduced it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning it is rejected and not accepted. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh!
This questioner says: I hope Shaykh Salih will guide us on this matter. Some people, even though they have some knowledge, engage in religious innovations (bid'ah) at the expense of the Sunnah.
Answer:
Yes, the one who engages in religious innovations, even if he has knowledge, is an innovator. So the religious innovation, whether he introduced it or he practiced it while someone else introduced it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever introduces into our matter something that is not part of it, it is rejected. And in another narration: Whoever does a deed for which we have no command, it is rejected.
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد، وفي رواية من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد،The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh!
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/101 — archive.org (4:06)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.