Discussion of religious innovation, and clarification that there is no good innovation in Islam.
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The questioner : ... in this addition to a small question? ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner:Sahih Muslim 1017a, and the second hadith.
The Shaykh :Sahih Muslim 1017a ، .
The questioner : ... meaning, do we consider these two hadiths contradictory, or what? ... He said: If he had given more, he would have had more reward ... or if he had increased in the hadith of the greeting ...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... until I asked about the beginning of the contradiction meaning, whoever innovated in Islam, so at that point, is the contradiction not with you, do you understand it differently?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... no, not that.
The questioner : ... no, no, no, it is not that.
The Shaykh : ... it has passed.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : ... Sīn Jīm, do you understand in your context to mean innovated, or something else? What is the meaning?
The questioner : ... innovation is also something a person does to draw near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) ...
The Shaykh : ... .
Another questioner : ... and every innovation is misguidance ...
The questioner : ... what is innovation in its essence? This is the important point, not for the sake of innovation ... in worship, it happens so that I draw near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) through it.
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The Shaykh : ... I did not deny that he needs to understand, I am confirming that he needs to understand, but there is an action without effort, and there is an action with effort.
The questioner : ... that innovation in itself, as a form, is a good thing.
The Shaykh : ... you, Abu Mustafa, were not with me, I am asking him and he does not answer me? He is making it difficult for himself, I am asking you: means who innovated? Say: No, say: Yes, say whatever you want.
The questioner : ... I say, say whatever you want.
The Shaykh : ... meaning, what do you understand from the hadith?
The questioner: The same meaning.
The Shaykh : ... he is still telling me the same meaning, but I am asking you: What is the meaning?
The questioner : ... do you want to ask me if it means innovation or not? I say: the same meaning:Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 6:216 - for example - so this is innovation; meaning the same meaning.
The Shaykh : ... Glory be to Allah! I was right that he is making it difficult for himself, look how much he spoke? I am telling him.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... I am asking you what you understand ... from "sanna" meaning innovated? We told you: Say: Yes, say: No.
The questioner : ... Ah, I understand, Ah.
The Shaykh : ... did you see how? When did you give the answer? We need to move on now, Professor ... let your companion rest when he asks you, this is a method in research to save your time and the time of others, do you understand "who sanna" to mean "who innovated"?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... fine; from here came your previous question, but I did not like to build an answer until I was sure of the correctness of my understanding of you, so if you understand "who sanna" to mean "who innovated," we tell you: "You are not the first to be deceived by the moon," you are not the first one to interpret this Prophetic hadith with this wrong interpretation; why? I am now mentioning to you the occasion on which the hadith was said, of course the speaker is the Messenger (peace be upon him) because the discussion is about the hadith, and prepare yourself from this moment so you are not surprised, I want you to understand from me well, prepare yourself to answer a simple question, but not in the previous manner.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... yes, directly the answer is like this. What is the question? The story I am going to tell you is not from me, it is from "Sahih Muslim," I am asking you a question, tell me where is the innovation in this story? You will tell me here, or you will tell me, by Allah, I did not see any innovation. Is this thing understood? Fine.
Imam Muslim narrated in his "Sahih" from Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him): "We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Bedouins came to him, wearing their leather cloaks, girded with swords, most of them from Muzri, indeed all of them from Muzri. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw them, his face changed color, then he delivered a sermon. 'Tam'arra' means his facial features changed out of sadness and grief; they were poor. Then he said (peace be upon him):[Al-Munafiqun 63:9-10], then he said (peace be upon him) - this verse is of course well known - then he said (peace be upon him): . So a man from those present stood up and went to his house to return, and he carried in the corner of his garment whatever charity he could manage, and he placed it in front of the Messenger (peace be upon him). When the other Companions saw what their companion had done, each of them stood up and went to his house to return - also - with whatever charity he could manage, so gathered in front of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) were mountains - small ones, meaning - of charity. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that, his face shone as if it were polished, so he said: . The question: Where is the innovation?"
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... so your understanding is wrong, your understanding that "who sanna" means "who innovated" is wrong, so it is impossible for me to say, and of course it is not permissible for a person to deny his origin; I am Al-Albani, of course I speak the Arabic language and this is a favor from Allah upon me, but I am Al-Albani, so this Al-Albani is shy to say, on an occasion like this occasion, you and everyone who hears the hadith testify that there is no innovation, so I say: Whoever innovated in Islam a good innovation, how is this and there was no innovation? If we interpret "who sanna" to mean "who innovated" ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner:
He who sets a good precedent in Islam, there is a reward for him for this (act of goodness) and reward of that also who acted according to it
مَن سنَّ سنَّة فله أجرها وأجر مَن عمل بهاThe Shaykh :
he who sets in Islam an evil precedent
مَن سنَّ في الإسلام سنَّة سيِّئةEvery religious innovation is misguidance
كلُّ بدعة ضلالةThe questioner : ... meaning, do we consider these two hadiths contradictory, or what? ... He said: If he had given more, he would have had more reward ... or if he had increased in the hadith of the greeting ...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... until I asked about the beginning of the contradiction
Whoever introduces
مَن سنَّThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... no, not that.
The questioner : ... no, no, no, it is not that.
The Shaykh : ... it has passed.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : ... Sīn Jīm, do you understand
Whoever introduces
مَن سنَّThe questioner : ... innovation is also something a person does to draw near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) ...
The Shaykh : ... .
Another questioner : ... and every innovation is misguidance ...
The questioner : ... what is innovation in its essence? This is the important point, not for the sake of innovation ... in worship, it happens so that I draw near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) through it.
... .
The Shaykh : ... I did not deny that he needs to understand, I am confirming that he needs to understand, but there is an action without effort, and there is an action with effort.
The questioner : ... that innovation in itself, as a form, is a good thing.
The Shaykh : ... you, Abu Mustafa, were not with me, I am asking him and he does not answer me? He is making it difficult for himself, I am asking you:
Whoever introduces
مَن سنَّThe questioner : ... I say, say whatever you want.
The Shaykh : ... meaning, what do you understand from the hadith?
The questioner: The same meaning.
The Shaykh : ... he is still telling me the same meaning, but I am asking you: What is the meaning?
The questioner : ... do you want to ask me if it means innovation or not? I say: the same meaning:
Whoever establishes a good practice
مَن سنَّ سنَّة حسنةThe Shaykh : ... Glory be to Allah! I was right that he is making it difficult for himself, look how much he spoke? I am telling him.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... I am asking you what you understand ... from "sanna" meaning innovated? We told you: Say: Yes, say: No.
The questioner : ... Ah, I understand, Ah.
The Shaykh : ... did you see how? When did you give the answer? We need to move on now, Professor ... let your companion rest when he asks you, this is a method in research to save your time and the time of others, do you understand "who sanna" to mean "who innovated"?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... fine; from here came your previous question, but I did not like to build an answer until I was sure of the correctness of my understanding of you, so if you understand "who sanna" to mean "who innovated," we tell you: "You are not the first to be deceived by the moon," you are not the first one to interpret this Prophetic hadith with this wrong interpretation; why? I am now mentioning to you the occasion on which the hadith was said, of course the speaker is the Messenger (peace be upon him) because the discussion is about the hadith, and prepare yourself from this moment so you are not surprised, I want you to understand from me well, prepare yourself to answer a simple question, but not in the previous manner.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... yes, directly the answer is like this. What is the question? The story I am going to tell you is not from me, it is from "Sahih Muslim," I am asking you a question, tell me where is the innovation in this story? You will tell me here, or you will tell me, by Allah, I did not see any innovation. Is this thing understood? Fine.
Imam Muslim narrated in his "Sahih" from Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him): "We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Bedouins came to him, wearing their leather cloaks, girded with swords, most of them from Muzri, indeed all of them from Muzri. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw them, his face changed color, then he delivered a sermon. 'Tam'arra' means his facial features changed out of sadness and grief; they were poor. Then he said (peace be upon him):
(9) O you who have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that - then those are the losers. (10) And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ... * ... أَنْفِقُوا مِنْ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَA man gave charity with his dirham, his dinar, his sa' of wheat, his sa' of barley
تصدَّق رجل بدرهمه ، بديناره ، بصاع برِّه ، بصاع شعيرهWhoever establishes a good practice in Islam, he will have its reward and the reward of whoever works by it until the Day of Resurrection; without anything being deducted from their rewards, and whoever establishes a bad practice in Islam, he will have its sin and the sin of whoever works by it until the Day of Resurrection; without anything being deducted from their sins
مَن سنَّ في الإسلام سنَّةً حسنةً فله أجرها وأجر من عمل بها إلى يوم القيامة ؛ دون أن ينقصَ من أجورهم شيء ، ومَن سنَّ في الإسلام سنَّةً سيِّئةً فعليه وزرُها ووزرُ مَن عمل بها إلى يوم القيامة ؛ دون أن ينقصَ من أوزارهم شيءThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... so your understanding is wrong, your understanding that "who sanna" means "who innovated" is wrong, so it is impossible for me to say, and of course it is not permissible for a person to deny his origin; I am Al-Albani, of course I speak the Arabic language and this is a favor from Allah upon me, but I am Al-Albani, so this Al-Albani is shy to say, on an occasion like this occasion, you and everyone who hears the hadith testify that there is no innovation, so I say: Whoever innovated in Islam a good innovation, how is this and there was no innovation? If we interpret "who sanna" to mean "who innovated" ...
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