Is the hadith “Whoever introduces a new practice in Islam” cited as evidence against innovations?
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Question:
The questioner asks: How do we respond to the innovators who cite the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1017a and the saying of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) : ?
Answer:
All innovations are wrong and forbidden; because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1718a which is agreed upon as authentic, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1718b and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 4607Sahih (Al-Albani) and he used to say in his Friday sermons (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 867a.
So it is obligatory to be cautious of innovation; because it is a religion that Allah has not authorized, and Allah the Exalted says: [Surat al-Shura: 21] This is what is obligatory for every Muslim.
As for his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1017a this does not mean introducing innovations, it means manifesting the Sunnah, it means manifesting the Sunnah and calling to it, for example: a town where they do not have the night prayer of Ramadan, so he calls them to it and encourages them to do it until they perform the night prayer of Ramadan, so he gets a reward like theirs, or a town where they do not know the Sunnah of the Dhuha prayer, so he encourages them to do it and they prayed because of his efforts, or the greeting of the mosque, so he encouraged them to do it and informed them of the Sunnah; so they did it because of his efforts, he gets a reward like theirs, and this is reviving the Sunnah and manifesting it, it is not an innovation.
As for the report of 'Umar: “What a good innovation,” the intended meaning is from the linguistic perspective, when he gathered them behind one imam in the tarawih prayer, and they used to pray separately in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed with them as a congregation for some nights, then he feared it would become obligatory upon them, so he ordered them to pray in their homes; so that it would not become obligatory upon them, so when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away and 'Umar succeeded Abu Bakr after the Companion (may Allah be pleased with him); 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that gathering them behind one imam would help them to support and cooperate with one another, and he said: “What a good innovation” meaning: gathering them behind one imam, what a good innovation from the linguistic perspective, not from the religious perspective. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner asks: How do we respond to the innovators who cite the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who sets a good precedent in Islam
من سن في الإسلام سنة حسنةThis is a good innovation
نعمت البدعة هذهAnswer:
All innovations are wrong and forbidden; because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه؛ فهو ردHe who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملًا ليس عليه أمرنا؛ فهو ردAvoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.
إياكم ومحدثات الأمور، فإن كل محدثة بدعة، وكل بدعة ضلالةThe best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error.
أما بعد: فإن خير الحديث كتاب الله، وخير الهدي هدي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وشر الأمور محدثاتها، وكل بدعة ضلالةSo it is obligatory to be cautious of innovation; because it is a religion that Allah has not authorized, and Allah the Exalted says:
Or have they other deities who have ordained for them a religion to which Allah has not consented?
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ شَرَعُوا لَهُمْ مِنَ الدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنْ بِهِ اللَّهُAs for his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who sets a good precedent in Islam, there is a reward for him for this
من سن في الإسلام سنة حسنة؛ فله أجرهاAs for the report of 'Umar: “What a good innovation,” the intended meaning is from the linguistic perspective, when he gathered them behind one imam in the tarawih prayer, and they used to pray separately in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed with them as a congregation for some nights, then he feared it would become obligatory upon them, so he ordered them to pray in their homes; so that it would not become obligatory upon them, so when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away and 'Umar succeeded Abu Bakr after the Companion (may Allah be pleased with him); 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that gathering them behind one imam would help them to support and cooperate with one another, and he said: “What a good innovation” meaning: gathering them behind one imam, what a good innovation from the linguistic perspective, not from the religious perspective. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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