Declaring an Innovator a Disbeliever
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that the innovator is a disbeliever because he has made lawful what Allah has forbidden and claimed it?
Answer:
Bid'ah (religious innovation) varies; some of it is kufr (disbelief), such as calling upon other than Allah or slaughtering for other than Allah, while some of it is a sin. Bid'ah differs in this regard.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said that the innovator is a disbeliever because he has made lawful what Allah has forbidden and claimed it?
Answer:
Bid'ah (religious innovation) varies; some of it is kufr (disbelief), such as calling upon other than Allah or slaughtering for other than Allah, while some of it is a sin. Bid'ah differs in this regard.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:09:32)
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