Is fixing the times and places for gatherings to be permanent considered a temporal and spatial religious innovation?
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The questioner : The Shaykh in the mosque once mentioned: the spatial bid'ah (religious innovation) and the temporal bid'ah, a spatial bid'ah and a temporal bid'ah. So regarding the gatherings, for example, the others have specific days of the week to meet in a specific place; the place does not change, and the time does not change from week to week or from month to month. So, does this spatial and temporal bid'ah encompass this matter?
The Shaykh : The bid'ah, I think you all know: that which falls under the general condemnation is only: a newly invented matter intended to increase drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So if we keep this condition in mind, it becomes easy for us to understand the Shari'ah bid'ah and to distinguish it from the linguistic bid'ah. And in my opinion, what was mentioned in the question is not this restriction, no matter how many types it has, of what its practitioners intend to increase drawing near to Allah. Rather, it is from the category of organizing the meeting. There is no difference between such an organization and the organizations existing today in all schools, whether they are primary, secondary, or university. And likewise any Shaykh, including our Shaykh present here, the caller, who puts up a sign there that, for example, the meeting or visit or lesson is on such-and-such a day. He does not need you to ask him, and in fact, those people do not need you to ask them: Did you intend to draw near to Allah with this fixing? The answer will be: No, is that not so? Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So this has no relation to the religion, so it is permissible.
The questioner : And if it is intended, it becomes [a bid'ah].
The Shaykh : The matter is finished.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah bless you.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, may Allah reward us.
The questioner : May Allah reward us?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : The bid'ah, I think you all know: that which falls under the general condemnation is only: a newly invented matter intended to increase drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So if we keep this condition in mind, it becomes easy for us to understand the Shari'ah bid'ah and to distinguish it from the linguistic bid'ah. And in my opinion, what was mentioned in the question is not this restriction, no matter how many types it has, of what its practitioners intend to increase drawing near to Allah. Rather, it is from the category of organizing the meeting. There is no difference between such an organization and the organizations existing today in all schools, whether they are primary, secondary, or university. And likewise any Shaykh, including our Shaykh present here, the caller, who puts up a sign there that, for example, the meeting or visit or lesson is on such-and-such a day. He does not need you to ask him, and in fact, those people do not need you to ask them: Did you intend to draw near to Allah with this fixing? The answer will be: No, is that not so? Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So this has no relation to the religion, so it is permissible.
The questioner : And if it is intended, it becomes [a bid'ah].
The Shaykh : The matter is finished.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah bless you.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, may Allah reward us.
The questioner : May Allah reward us?
The Shaykh : Yes.
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