Hatred of Bid'ah and the Innovator, and Affirming the Sunnah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A person is not truly a monotheist until he hates disbelief and disbelievers. Is this also said regarding the Sunnah, meaning that a person is not a follower of the methodology of the people of the Sunnah until he hates bid'ah (religious innovation) and the innovator?
Answer:
One is a follower of the Sunnah relatively, to the extent of the truth he possesses and his agreement with the people of the Sunnah. And he is an innovator to the extent of his disagreement with the people of the Sunnah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A person is not truly a monotheist until he hates disbelief and disbelievers. Is this also said regarding the Sunnah, meaning that a person is not a follower of the methodology of the people of the Sunnah until he hates bid'ah (religious innovation) and the innovator?
Answer:
One is a follower of the Sunnah relatively, to the extent of the truth he possesses and his agreement with the people of the Sunnah. And he is an innovator to the extent of his disagreement with the people of the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:07:40)
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