(Clarifying that innovations diminish following the Messenger in proportion to them) And following without the Shari'ah of his Messenger*** is the very essence of the impossible and the most invalid of invalidations. If you cast aside his Book and his Messenger***
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The Shaykh :"And following without the Shari'ah of his Messenger*** is the very essence of the impossible and the most invalid of invalidations"
If someone says, "I am a follower," but he innovates in the religion of Allah what is not part of it, we say this is impossible. How can you say you are a follower when you are an innovator? For this reason, we say that everyone who brings an innovation into the religion of Allah has diminished his following of the religion of Allah by the amount of the innovation he brought, whether in creed, in speech, or in action.
For example, one who distorts the texts in matters of creed is an innovator, and he has missed out on following by the amount he distorted. One who brings forth words, dhikr, prayers upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or supplications that contradict what the Shari'ah brought is an innovator, even if he says he loves Allah and loves to reach Him; he has diminished his following by the amount of the innovation he brought. Likewise, if he performs actions contrary to what the Shari'ah brought, he is an innovator. He says:
"If you cast aside his Book and his Messenger*** and follow the command of the self and Satan,
and you take equals whom you love as you love*** Allah, you are one who has turned away from faith"
This is clear, because there is no following in the presence of these conditions mentioned by the author.
If someone says, "I am a follower," but he innovates in the religion of Allah what is not part of it, we say this is impossible. How can you say you are a follower when you are an innovator? For this reason, we say that everyone who brings an innovation into the religion of Allah has diminished his following of the religion of Allah by the amount of the innovation he brought, whether in creed, in speech, or in action.
For example, one who distorts the texts in matters of creed is an innovator, and he has missed out on following by the amount he distorted. One who brings forth words, dhikr, prayers upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or supplications that contradict what the Shari'ah brought is an innovator, even if he says he loves Allah and loves to reach Him; he has diminished his following by the amount of the innovation he brought. Likewise, if he performs actions contrary to what the Shari'ah brought, he is an innovator. He says:
"If you cast aside his Book and his Messenger*** and follow the command of the self and Satan,
and you take equals whom you love as you love*** Allah, you are one who has turned away from faith"
This is clear, because there is no following in the presence of these conditions mentioned by the author.