What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire”? Is the intention that its practitioner is in the Fire, or the innovation itself?
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The questioner : Since we are discussing, may Allah reward you with good, the topic of religious innovation in this context, what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in more than one hadith: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1578Sahih (Darussalam) What is intended by “in the Fire”? Is it the innovation and its practitioner? And is there a duration in it corresponding to the action he committed, or is the innovation itself in the Fire without its practitioner?
The Shaykh : No, the intention is its practitioner, because the innovation is not, first, a body; rather, it is a meaning that exists in some bodies. Second, it is not obligated to be burned by the Fire. This hadith is similar, it is exactly similar to his saying (peace be upon him): Meaning, its practitioner is in the Fire, not the waistband, because the waistband... likewise, the innovation is a meaning that is embodied in the person in terms of his introducing it into the religion. So if he introduces it, then at that time, because of his introducing it, his innovation leads him to the Fire. Is that clear?
The questioner : To the extent of the action he committed.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : If you please, three questions, may Allah honor you?
The Shaykh : Add, may Allah increase you in His bounty.
every newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire
فإن كل محدثة بدعة وكل بدعة ضلالة وكل ضلالة في النارThe Shaykh : No, the intention is its practitioner, because the innovation is not, first, a body; rather, it is a meaning that exists in some bodies. Second, it is not obligated to be burned by the Fire. This hadith is similar, it is exactly similar to his saying (peace be upon him):
The waistband of the Muslim is to the middle of the shin; if it is longer, then to the ankles; if it is longer, then it is in the Fire.
أزرة المسلم إلى نصف الساق فإن طال فإلى الكعبين فإن طال ففي النارThe questioner : To the extent of the action he committed.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : If you please, three questions, may Allah honor you?
The Shaykh : Add, may Allah increase you in His bounty.
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