The Discussion on the Harms of Religious Innovations
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The Shaykh : We have mentioned the harms of bid'ah (religious innovation), and they reached ten harms, ten harms.
Bid'ah is not a light matter in the religion of Allah, reaching ten harms. Is it possible for us to assist now, or to cooperate now, in enumerating these harms? Let us seek help from Allah and cooperate among ourselves to count these harms. What is the first harm?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Fine, the killing of the Sunnah. How does it kill the Sunnah? No group has ever introduced a bid'ah without neglecting from the Sunnah what corresponds to it. This is because the religion consists of action and abstention. So, if one acts upon the bid'ah, he leaves off the Sunnah. This is an observed, clear fact: if a person leaves off the bid'ah, it means he is leaving off the Sunnah, which is adhering to the congregation. This is one.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Stand up.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That is, falling into what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against.
The student: Correcting the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : Yes, you have done well. It includes correcting the Shari'ah, and that the Shari'ah is not complete. In it is a contradiction to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:3] It is as if this innovator is saying, "The religion is not complete!" There is a law that was not mentioned in the religion, and he establishes it! How many is this? Three.
What? You pointed, yes, standing up with the ability.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Perfect, spreading disagreement and division among the Ummah, spreading disagreement and division among the Ummah. Because these innovators have gone out and opposed the Ummah, and this undoubtedly harms the Islamic Ummah. When the Islamic Ummah becomes divided and disagrees, its power is broken and it weakens before the enemy. For this reason, we find the enemies of Islam, those who openly declare enmity or those who display friendship toward Islam, trying by all means to divide the community of Muslims. They even try to divide the word of the people of knowledge and faith, and to incite some of them against others, inciting some of them against others in exchanging insults and warning against what has no harm. Disagreement and division occur, and this pleases the people of evil, because the people of evil know that if the people of good unite, they become a strong barrier that stands between them and their objectives. But if the people of good disagree and become divided, their ranks become unstable, their power is broken, their strength weakens, and they become prey for the enemies.
For this reason, I warn my brothers, especially the students of knowledge, from this division. I say that this Islamic awakening in our lands and other lands must not be destroyed or killed after it has been born, praise be to Allah. We must unite before a common enemy, which is atheism, open sinfulness, and licentiousness, because if we disagree, we have no value. Are these five things?
The student: Four.
The Shaykh : Four? Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Prioritizing reason. Explain this statement! Prioritizing reason over the transmitted texts.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We do not make this one of the causes of bid'ah or formulate it.
Bid'ah is not a light matter in the religion of Allah, reaching ten harms. Is it possible for us to assist now, or to cooperate now, in enumerating these harms? Let us seek help from Allah and cooperate among ourselves to count these harms. What is the first harm?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Fine, the killing of the Sunnah. How does it kill the Sunnah? No group has ever introduced a bid'ah without neglecting from the Sunnah what corresponds to it. This is because the religion consists of action and abstention. So, if one acts upon the bid'ah, he leaves off the Sunnah. This is an observed, clear fact: if a person leaves off the bid'ah, it means he is leaving off the Sunnah, which is adhering to the congregation. This is one.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Stand up.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That is, falling into what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against.
The student: Correcting the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : Yes, you have done well. It includes correcting the Shari'ah, and that the Shari'ah is not complete. In it is a contradiction to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
This day I have perfected for you your religion
اليوم أكملت لكم دينكمWhat? You pointed, yes, standing up with the ability.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Perfect, spreading disagreement and division among the Ummah, spreading disagreement and division among the Ummah. Because these innovators have gone out and opposed the Ummah, and this undoubtedly harms the Islamic Ummah. When the Islamic Ummah becomes divided and disagrees, its power is broken and it weakens before the enemy. For this reason, we find the enemies of Islam, those who openly declare enmity or those who display friendship toward Islam, trying by all means to divide the community of Muslims. They even try to divide the word of the people of knowledge and faith, and to incite some of them against others, inciting some of them against others in exchanging insults and warning against what has no harm. Disagreement and division occur, and this pleases the people of evil, because the people of evil know that if the people of good unite, they become a strong barrier that stands between them and their objectives. But if the people of good disagree and become divided, their ranks become unstable, their power is broken, their strength weakens, and they become prey for the enemies.
For this reason, I warn my brothers, especially the students of knowledge, from this division. I say that this Islamic awakening in our lands and other lands must not be destroyed or killed after it has been born, praise be to Allah. We must unite before a common enemy, which is atheism, open sinfulness, and licentiousness, because if we disagree, we have no value. Are these five things?
The student: Four.
The Shaykh : Four? Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Prioritizing reason. Explain this statement! Prioritizing reason over the transmitted texts.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We do not make this one of the causes of bid'ah or formulate it.