The Meaning of the Hadith "They Will Emerge from the Religion" and Whether It Is Specific to the Khawarij
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Did they derive from the hadith "They will emerge from the religion and then not return to it" that this is an absolute statement, meaning that the one who commits a religious innovation (bid'ah) will never repent? And does that mean we should stop advising them?
The Shaykh:
Be wary of them, but do not stop advising them. Be wary of them and make their bid'ah (religious innovation) clear to the people. As for them, the general rule is that they do not accept it and do not remain steadfast. However, the proof must be established against them; the proof is established by clarifying the truth and refuting falsehood.
The questioner:
He asks: Does the meaning of the hadith apply specifically only to the Khawarij, or does it encompass all people of innovation?
The Shaykh:
The hadith is specific to the Khawarij. As for the rest of the people of innovation, innovations differ: some are major, some are misleading, some are interpretive, and some are merely sins. Innovations differ, and the innovators are all alike in that each has its own ruling.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Did they derive from the hadith "They will emerge from the religion and then not return to it" that this is an absolute statement, meaning that the one who commits a religious innovation (bid'ah) will never repent? And does that mean we should stop advising them?
The Shaykh:
Be wary of them, but do not stop advising them. Be wary of them and make their bid'ah (religious innovation) clear to the people. As for them, the general rule is that they do not accept it and do not remain steadfast. However, the proof must be established against them; the proof is established by clarifying the truth and refuting falsehood.
The questioner:
He asks: Does the meaning of the hadith apply specifically only to the Khawarij, or does it encompass all people of innovation?
The Shaykh:
The hadith is specific to the Khawarij. As for the rest of the people of innovation, innovations differ: some are major, some are misleading, some are interpretive, and some are merely sins. Innovations differ, and the innovators are all alike in that each has its own ruling.
Source
شرح فضل الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب ما جاء أن البدعة أشد من الكبائر — islamhouse.com (1:16:14)
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