Some people say: "We have become equal before Allah"; is this saying of theirs a religious innovation?
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The questioner : Well, regarding the prayer... people say, "What do you mean by 'we have become equal before Allah'?" Is it correct to say that this is a religious innovation?
The Shaykh : And do you know what a religious innovation is?
The questioner : ... It was not present in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Well, and do you know that this was not the case at all?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it; so it is a religious innovation!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He does not know what a religious innovation is, nor does he know that this was not in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him); therefore, I answered you by way of question and answer: Do you know a religious innovation? I said, and I clarified, then I said to you: Was this in the time of the Messenger? I said: No. So this is the characteristic of a religious innovation!
The Shaykh : And do you know what a religious innovation is?
The questioner : ... It was not present in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Well, and do you know that this was not the case at all?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it; so it is a religious innovation!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He does not know what a religious innovation is, nor does he know that this was not in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him); therefore, I answered you by way of question and answer: Do you know a religious innovation? I said, and I clarified, then I said to you: Was this in the time of the Messenger? I said: No. So this is the characteristic of a religious innovation!
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