The Ranks of Bid'ah (Religious Innovations) and the Good Bid'ah
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Question:
This brother Abu Husayn asks: Regarding bid'ah (religious innovations), do they have different ranks? Will the one who commits bid'ah be punished on the Day of Resurrection? And what is the good bid'ah and the bad bid'ah?
Answer:
There is no good bid'ah; all bid'ah is bad, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 4607Sahih (Al-Albani), . There is nothing good in it. Bid'ah is what occurs in matters of religion and acts of worship, because one should not perform any act of worship without evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih Muslim 1718a. Bid'ah varies, some being more severe than others. The bid'ah of slaughtering for other than Allah, making vows for other than Allah, and the bid'ah of building over graves and shrines is more severe than the verbal and practical bid'ah below it. Thus, they vary in terms of sin and prohibition. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This brother Abu Husayn asks: Regarding bid'ah (religious innovations), do they have different ranks? Will the one who commits bid'ah be punished on the Day of Resurrection? And what is the good bid'ah and the bad bid'ah?
Answer:
There is no good bid'ah; all bid'ah is bad, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error
كل محدثة بدعة وكل بدعة ضلالةAnd every bid'ah is misguidance
وكل بدعة فهي ضلالةWhoever innovates
من أحدث'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 03-01-1435هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (54:58)
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