Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And monasticism which they invented"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people argue for the permissibility of minor religious innovations by citing the saying of the Exalted:[Al-Hadid 57:27] What is the correct exegesis of this verse?
Answer:
This is the wording of the verse:[Al-Hadid 57:27] "We did not prescribe it for them." This is a matter of condemnation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people argue for the permissibility of minor religious innovations by citing the saying of the Exalted:
and monasticism, which they innovated;
وَرَهْبَانِيَّةً ابْتَدَعُوهَا مَاAnswer:
This is the wording of the verse:
which they innovated; We did not prescribe it for them
ابْتَدَعُوهَا مَا كَتَبْنَاهَا عَلَيْهِمْ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفتنة نوعان : فتنة الشبهات وهي أعظم الفتنتين وفتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (51:15)
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