Caution Against Introducing Innovations in the Religion

The questioner : ... with the scope of prohibition.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner: I think in your book, *Al-Irwaa'*, you mention a benefit after tracing the hadith. And now, a benefit, of course. This has confused me, or I don't remember now who the Companion was who had this dialogue in this benefit. You say that a man, who seems to be a Tabi'i, did something, and one of the Companions disapproved of this action from him and said to him: , or . He said: , or . Do you remember, my Shaykh?

The Shaykh: This is, O Ibn 'Umar, O Ibn Mas'ud.
The student: My Shaykh, I mean, I remember it was Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib.

The Shaykh : Who?
The student: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, with whom it happened, meaning he saw him praying after Fajr, and he was looking at him.

The questioner: Yes.
The student: I think it is ... this was in our previous lesson ... .
Another student: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib.
Another student: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, Shaykh.
Another student: In the Muwatta of Imam Malik.
Another student: He said, "Will Allah punish me for prayer?"

The Shaykh: What is the point of your question?

The questioner: My Shaykh, we know these details.

The Shaykh: Yes, this detail is clear.

The questioner: ... Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib.
The student: ... He stood to pray after Fajr, and he saw in the eyes of Sa'id—may Allah have mercy on him—ibn al-Musayyib, disapproval. He was looking at him, so he said, "Will Allah punish me for prayer?" He said, "No, but He will punish you for opposing the Sunnah." Yes, so you, my Shaykh, I think in *Al-Irwaa'* you say that this is the breaking of the back for the innovators.

The Shaykh: Yes.
The student: Yes.