Explaining the meaning of the hadith: (Whoever introduces a good practice in Islam)
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The Shaykh : ... do not be stingy ... [Al-Baqarah 2:254], then He confirmed the meaning of the verse by commanding them: to the end of the hadith; so, no religious innovation occurred in that occasion at all, there was only charity, and charity is of two types: obligatory and recommended; so what is the meaning of ? The meaning of "whoever introduces" linguistically and in terms of the implication of the hadith and the occasion is: whoever opens a path to a good practice, and this is what happened, the first man was the first to go to the house to bring the charity, so the others followed him, and he was recorded the reward of his charity and the charity of the others; because he is the one who initiated the good, he is the one who opened the door, so the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - said: Sahih Muslim 1017a; meaning: this first man has his reward and you all have your rewards, but your rewards are preserved and not lost, so the meaning of the hadith is very clear, Sahih Muslim 1017a whoever opens a path in Islam, a good path that is known by the Shari'ah, not that I say: this is good. And you say: no, it is bad, or the opposite; in that case, the hadith is in one place in another place, so the hadith remains: in its generality and comprehensiveness, and there is no specification as those who suppose imagine, supposing that this hadith: means whoever innovated, whereas this is a very grave error, a very grave error to attribute to the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - that he said on the occasion of opening the door of the prescribed charity by the text of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, whoever innovated in Islam, far be it from the Messenger of Allah! I am ashamed to say this, I am Al-Albani, O Abu Mustafa!! I am ashamed of this, what about the Messenger of Allah, the most eloquent of those who spoke the Arabic dialect?! Glory be to Allah!
The questioner : Abu 'Adil wants to ask a question.
Another questioner : Did the Companion bring something new?
The Shaykh : Not at all.
Another questioner : He did not bring anything new.
The Shaykh : He did not bring anything new.
Another questioner : Okay; what is the relationship between the bad practice and the religious innovation?
Another questioner : Meaning, the opposite is also correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, okay; do you have anything else or are you tired of the apparent?
O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاكُمْA man gave charity with his dirham, with his dinar
تصدَّق رجل بدرهمه ، بدينارهWhoever introduces
مَن سنَّHe who sets a good precedent in Islam
من سنَّ في الإسلام سنة حسنةHe who sets a good precedent in Islam
من سنَّ في الإسلامAnd every religious innovation (bid'ah) is misguidance
وكل بدعة ضلالةEvery innovation
كل بدعةWhoever introduces
من سنَّThe questioner : Abu 'Adil wants to ask a question.
Another questioner : Did the Companion bring something new?
The Shaykh : Not at all.
Another questioner : He did not bring anything new.
The Shaykh : He did not bring anything new.
Another questioner : Okay; what is the relationship between the bad practice and the religious innovation?
Another questioner : Meaning, the opposite is also correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, okay; do you have anything else or are you tired of the apparent?
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