Reading from the author's words with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "The fourth: that his statement 'Every innovation is misguidance,' and 'Beware of newly invented matters'
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The reader: In *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim* "The fourth: that his statement and 'Beware of them'
The Shaykh : What does "every innovation" mean?
The reader: That his statement "every innovation"
The Shaykh : Why did you make it accusative?
The Reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why did you make it accusative?
The reader: What did you make accusative, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Ah?
The reader: What did you make accusative?
The Shaykh : I made "every" accusative.
The reader: The speech of the people.
The Shaykh : It is not valid for the object of "statement" to be anything other than a sentence.
The reader: As a reported speech.
The Shaykh : A reported speech is the wording of the hadithAl-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 2:42
The reader: Yes, exactly
The Shaykh : Very well.
The reader: "That his statement if he intends by this what is specifically prohibited, then he has referred them in knowing the meaning of this hadith to what no one can fully grasp, and no one grasps most of it except the select few of the Ummah, and such a thing is not permissible in any way"
The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on him. He means that if he said "Every innovation is misguidance," the intended meaning is "Every forbidden thing is misguidance." This is something no one can fully grasp. Who can grasp every forbidden thing? Also, no one grasps most of it except the select few of the people, meaning the scholars. But if he said "Every innovation," as soon as we see an act of worship that a person performs, we say, "You are now an innovator." We do not say that there is no prohibition against it. We say, "Because the original ruling in acts of worship is prohibition." Yes.
Every innovation is misguidance.
كل بدعة ضلالةThe Shaykh : What does "every innovation" mean?
The reader: That his statement "every innovation"
The Shaykh : Why did you make it accusative?
The Reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why did you make it accusative?
The reader: What did you make accusative, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Ah?
The reader: What did you make accusative?
The Shaykh : I made "every" accusative.
The reader: The speech of the people.
The Shaykh : It is not valid for the object of "statement" to be anything other than a sentence.
The reader: As a reported speech.
The Shaykh : A reported speech is the wording of the hadith
Every innovation is misguidance.
إن كل بدعة ضلالةThe reader: Yes, exactly
The Shaykh : Very well.
The reader: "That his statement
Every innovation is misguidance.
كل بدعة ضلالةAnd beware of newly invented matters
وإياكم ومحدثات الأمورThe Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on him. He means that if he said "Every innovation is misguidance," the intended meaning is "Every forbidden thing is misguidance." This is something no one can fully grasp. Who can grasp every forbidden thing? Also, no one grasps most of it except the select few of the people, meaning the scholars. But if he said "Every innovation," as soon as we see an act of worship that a person performs, we say, "You are now an innovator." We do not say that there is no prohibition against it. We say, "Because the original ruling in acts of worship is prohibition." Yes.