The Good Innovation and the Good Sunnah, and the Reward of the One Who Established It
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The questioner:
The other question asks: Is there a good bid'ah (religious innovation) and a bad bid'ah (religious innovation)?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1578Sahih (Darussalam) and he did not exclude any innovation as a good innovation; rather, all innovations are bad. However, there is a good sunnah (recommended practice): a good sunnah is when one does good and others follow his example, so it becomes a good sunnah for them. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: What is the reward of one who initiates a good sunnah in Islam?
The Shaykh:
He has the same reward as the one who acts upon it,Sahih Muslim 1017e.
The questioner:
Meaning, all of it, so he has their reward and also the reward of whoever acts upon it. And likewise, O Shaykh, what about the bid'ah?
The Shaykh:
The bid'ah: he bears its sin and the sin of whoever acts upon it; he carries a share of their sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The other question asks: Is there a good bid'ah (religious innovation) and a bad bid'ah (religious innovation)?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire
كُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَكُلَّ ضَلاَلَةٍ فِي النَّارِThe questioner:
He says: What is the reward of one who initiates a good sunnah in Islam?
The Shaykh:
He has the same reward as the one who acts upon it,
He who introduced some good practice in Islam which was followed after him (by people) he would be assured of reward like one who followed it
من سن في الإسلام سنة حسنة فله مثل أجر من عمل بهاThe questioner:
Meaning, all of it, so he has their reward and also the reward of whoever acts upon it. And likewise, O Shaykh, what about the bid'ah?
The Shaykh:
The bid'ah: he bears its sin and the sin of whoever acts upon it; he carries a share of their sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (165) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-07-18] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (26:55)
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