Explanation of the Hadith: "Whoever does an action that is not in accordance with our command, it is rejected," and the difference between religious innovation and worldly innovation

The Shaykh : Among the many pieces of evidence supporting that righteous action must be in accordance with what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did is the hadith agreed upon by the two Shaykhs, al-Bukhari and Muslim. As for the first hadith, the hadith of the sermon of necessity, it is in Sahih Muslim. As for our following hadith, al-Bukhari and Muslim agreed in narrating it from the hadith of the Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In this hadith is an explanation that many people need, for whom religious innovation and worldly innovation become confused. This is a point that we must be clear about so that truth and falsehood do not become mixed up for us. Islam came to perfect acts of worship and to prepare Muslims to be happy in this world and the Hereafter by legislating for them these righteous actions that bring them closer to Allah. It did not come to fix worldly matters, which they reach through their efforts, innovations, and inventions. As you see now, the disbelievers have surpassed the Muslims by many stages in inventions and innovations related to facilitating worldly affairs. These matters related to worldly affairs have absolutely no connection to the religious innovation that is condemned by the Shari'ah. This second hadith clarifies the first hadith when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: it is rejected from its doer. Therefore, it should not be difficult for any person, as we have heard often and very often, when we urge all Muslims to return in their worship to the Sunnah of their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and warn them from following anyone other than him (peace and blessings be upon him) in any newly invented matter in the religion, as you have heard: This second hadith, then, clarifies that the innovation which is misguidance is what has a connection to worship and to the religion. meaning, in our religion, and for a reason, we belong to the righteous Salaf. Perhaps in the previous session I touched upon this aspect: that the Salaf are those who received the Qur'an and the hadith of the Messenger (peace be upon him) from his mouth, fresh and new. They received it from the Messenger (peace be upon him) as a practical application. They are the ones who understood it with correct understanding. Consequently, it is obligatory for us to understand the matters of our religion from the Book of our Lord and from the Sunnah of our Prophet, and from the application of the scholars of the Salaf of this Sunnah.