Is the prayer and fasting of an innovator accepted?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. In some narrations: "Allah does not accept from an innovator any prayer, fasting, Hajj, or any other good deed" Is this correct?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not correct. This is not authentic, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So innovations are misguidance, but some of them reach the level of disbelief, and some are less than that.
The questioner : Are his other deeds accepted?
The Shaykh : Yes, they are accepted, unless his innovation is one that entails disbelief.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not correct. This is not authentic, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Every innovation is misguidance.
كل بدعة ضلالةThe questioner : Are his other deeds accepted?
The Shaykh : Yes, they are accepted, unless his innovation is one that entails disbelief.