Defining Bid'ah and Its Ruling
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From Benqaladish, the questioner Abdul Jalil Ali sent this question, saying: What is bid'ah (religious innovation), and does it have categories, O Shaykh?
Answer:
Bid'ah is any act of worship that contradicts the Shari'ah; it is called bid'ah. Anyone who draws near to Allah with something He has not prescribed is said to have committed bid'ah. For example: celebrating the Mawlid, celebrating the night of Isra and Mi'raj, celebrating the first night of Rajab which they call al-Ragha'ib. All of these are bid'ah.
Likewise, what people have innovated by building on graves is bid'ah, making mosques on them is bid'ah, making domes on them is bid'ah. It is munkar (what is wrong), one of the causes of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and one of its means. All of it is misguidance; there are no categories in it. The correct view is that all of it is misguidance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the truth: all bid'ah is misguidance. Yes.
Answer:
Bid'ah is any act of worship that contradicts the Shari'ah; it is called bid'ah. Anyone who draws near to Allah with something He has not prescribed is said to have committed bid'ah. For example: celebrating the Mawlid, celebrating the night of Isra and Mi'raj, celebrating the first night of Rajab which they call al-Ragha'ib. All of these are bid'ah.
Likewise, what people have innovated by building on graves is bid'ah, making mosques on them is bid'ah, making domes on them is bid'ah. It is munkar (what is wrong), one of the causes of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and one of its means. All of it is misguidance; there are no categories in it. The correct view is that all of it is misguidance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Every innovation is misguidance.
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