What is the ruling on one who commits a non-doctrinal religious innovation?
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Question:
The questioner says: Is one who commits a non-doctrinal religious innovation considered an innovator?
Answer:
Yes, whoever does an act for which there is no command from us, even if he did not invent it, but someone else did, and he acted upon it. Whoever does an act for which there is no command from us, it is rejected, meaning it is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
The questioner says: Is one who commits a non-doctrinal religious innovation considered an innovator?
Answer:
Yes, whoever does an act for which there is no command from us, even if he did not invent it, but someone else did, and he acted upon it. Whoever does an act for which there is no command from us, it is rejected, meaning it is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يفعل البدعة غير الاعتقادية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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