Dealing with a Colleague from the People of Innovation
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: If I have a colleague at work who is from the people of innovation (bid'ah) and deals with us in a good manner, should we initiate the interaction?
The Shaykh:
If he is.
The questioner:
If we have a colleague at work who is from the people of innovation, and his dealings with us are good, should we reciprocate with kindness and good treatment, and should we eat with him and accept his invitation to a feast?
The Shaykh:
Bid'ah (religious innovation) varies; there is shirk (associating partners with Allah) bid'ah, which is kufr (disbelief), and that is not permissible. As for bid'ah that is less than that, there is no harm in dealing with him, provided you advise him to abandon the bid'ah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: If I have a colleague at work who is from the people of innovation (bid'ah) and deals with us in a good manner, should we initiate the interaction?
The Shaykh:
If he is.
The questioner:
If we have a colleague at work who is from the people of innovation, and his dealings with us are good, should we reciprocate with kindness and good treatment, and should we eat with him and accept his invitation to a feast?
The Shaykh:
Bid'ah (religious innovation) varies; there is shirk (associating partners with Allah) bid'ah, which is kufr (disbelief), and that is not permissible. As for bid'ah that is less than that, there is no harm in dealing with him, provided you advise him to abandon the bid'ah.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب في غير أولي الإربة — islamhouse.com (48:38)
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