What is the meaning of the statement of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): "What a good innovation this is"?

The questioner : The definition of bid'ah (religious innovation) is introducing something without a prior precedent.

The Shaykh : When you say "bid'ah," it is from "Badi' al-Samawati" (the Creator of the heavens), meaning He created something that had no prior precedent.

The questioner : I mean, when 'Umar said "What a good innovation," its precedent existed, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it.

The Shaykh : No, it is a linguistic bid'ah, in the sense of...

The questioner : You said once in one of your statements that even if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not done it and 'Umar spoke about it, we are commanded to follow 'Umar.

The Shaykh : That is correct, but the issue is that their argument is based on his saying "What a good innovation this is." So we want to show them, my brother, what bid'ah means: that in the religion, there is a good bid'ah that has no basis whatsoever in the religion, and yet 'Umar approves of it and praises it. So we ask them: where is the bid'ah that was found here? This issue is exactly like his statement (peace be upon him), which we have discussed repeatedly: "Whoever introduces a good sunnah (recommended practice) in Islam will have the reward of it and the reward of whoever acts upon it until the Day of Resurrection," to the end of the hadith. How do they interpret "whoever introduces a good bid'ah in Islam"? What is the context of the hadith? It is like the context of 'Umar's word "What a good innovation this is."
It is necessary to mention the context so that we understand his statement. Likewise, it is necessary to mention the context of the Prophet's statement "Whoever introduces a good sunnah in Islam" so that we understand his statement and see that those who interpret "whoever introduces" as "whoever innovates" are mistaken. We say to the group that interprets "whoever introduces" as "whoever innovates": where is the bid'ah in this incident? There is no bid'ah. If there were a bid'ah here, it would be a sunnah. This man, when the first person moved, he was as if he established a path of good for the group: each person goes to his house or storehouse and brings what he can afford. So he was written the reward of his charity and the reward of the charities of those who followed him after him. So where is "whoever introduces a good sunnah in Islam" interpreted as "whoever innovates"? Where is the bid'ah here? There is no bid'ah at all. Likewise, when 'Umar said "What a good innovation," there is no religious bid'ah in this issue. There is only a Prophetic sunnah. But considering the time that had passed since the death of the Prophet until 'Umar ibn al-Khattab revived this sunnah, it was a sunnah that had been abandoned. So he revived it. Therefore, because of this new thing that happened, they called it a bid'ah. But he cannot say it is a bid'ah of misguidance. So I am... it is possible that this is a bid'ah of misguidance, and the Prophet says "Every bid'ah is misguidance," and on the other hand, he commands the prayer of tarawih. It cannot be that this is a bid'ah of misguidance. So this is a linguistic bid'ah, meaning the new thing that was not present after the death of the Prophet until 'Umar ibn al-Khattab revived this sunnah. And we suffice with this amount, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and we ask for permission to leave.