Is every detail of a general principle that the righteous predecessors did not act upon considered a religious innovation?

The questioner : Well, Shaykh, they also cite evidence for actions like these, such as cooperating in righteousness and piety and holding firmly to the rope of Allah. They respond with such proofs. Do you see that these proofs are being applied in the wrong context?

The Shaykh : Now you have reminded me of the topic we started but did not finish. This type of argumentation is what confuses minds in the Islamic world today, and they think they are doing well. I said, and I still say, that any general text in which the righteous predecessors did not act upon a specific part, acting upon that part is a religious innovation in Islam. Now, when they want to cite this noble verse , were the early Muslims like this? This is a very important rule that covers both principles and branches. If a Muslim applies it, he is saved from being, even in one aspect, among the misguided sects. Cooperating in righteousness and piety should not contradict the Salafi methodology, let alone be a cause of division, and it is a cause of division, as you are aware of that and have explained it. I hope we are now ready for prayer, as the time is about to become nine o'clock. Please excuse me; if Allah wills, we will stop here, and perhaps there will be a continuation of this discussion. And Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise, I bear witness that there is no god but You.