Continuation of the discussion on religious innovations.

The Shaykh : It is consistent and agreed upon, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) does not speak from personal desire. The one who speaks from personal desire is the one who contradicts himself, because his desire today is in one direction and his desire tomorrow is in another. As for the one who does not speak from personal desire, his words can never possibly contradict each other. There are five minutes remaining.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : That is enough, yes.
Upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We have previously discussed that every religious innovation is misguidance, and that this statement is general, coming from the one who knows the Shari'ah of Allah best, who knows best what he says, who is most truthful in what he says, and who is most eloquent in what he speaks, namely the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We said that anyone who claims that there is a good religious innovation is making a mistake that directly contradicts the hadith. And if this claim is valid, it can only be understood to mean that what he thought was an innovation is not actually an innovation, or that what he thought was good is not actually good. As for the two descriptions being combined in one thing—that it is an innovation and that it is good—that is impossible, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): It is clear. We also mentioned that the statement regarding religious innovation entails four false implications, and we also mentioned the answer to the statement of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Good.