The Ruling on Sufi Orders, Sects, and Innovated Acts of Worship

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The question: The fourth and final question asks: Do the sects and orders that currently exist fall under the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):

Whoever brings into our religion something that is not part of it, it is rejected.

من أتى في ديننا هذا ما ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد

and the other saying:

my nation will split into seventy-two, all of which will be in Hell apart from one

ستفترق أمتي على ثلاث وسبعين فرقة كلها في النار إلا واحدة

Sunan Ibn Majah 3993Sahih (Darussalam)

Please inform us of the correct ruling. May Allah reward you with good.
The answer: Every order, and every sect that people invent which contradicts the Shari'ah of Allah, falls under 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 رد

Sahih Muslim 1718a

and falls under the authentic hadith, His saying (peace and blessings be upon him):

My Ummah will split into seventy-three sects, all of them in the Fire except one. It was said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: It is the Jama'ah (the community).

ستفترق أمتي على ثلاث وسبعين فرقة، كلها في النار إلا واحدة، قيل: من هي يا رسول الله!!؟ قال: هي الجماعة

and in another narration:

What I am upon and my Companions.

ما أنا عليه وأصحابي

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2641Da'if (Darussalam)

So every order, or action, or act of worship that people invent to draw near to Allah, which they consider an act of worship and in which they hope for reward, but which contradicts the Shari'ah of Allah, is a religious innovation (bid'ah), and it falls under this condemnation and blame that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) explained.
It is obligatory for all people of Islam to weigh and compare their words, actions, and acts of worship with what Allah and His Messenger said, with what Allah prescribed, and with what is established from His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). What agrees with the Shari'ah of Allah that came in His Book, or in what is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is the accepted truth. And what contradicts the Book of Allah or contradicts the Sunnah among the acts of worship and orders of people is rejected. All of it falls under 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 رد

Sahih Muslim 1718a

and... everything that people attach themselves to in terms of what they worship with, and what they intend as nearness. As for what people have invented in terms of crafts and inventions, such as weapons, or in vehicles, or in clothing, or in food, this is not included in this. It has no connection to acts of worship. Rather, the hadith relates to acts of worship and orders by which people worship and draw near to Allah. This is what is intended by His saying (peace and blessings be upon him):

He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.

من عمل عملاً ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد

Sahih Muslim 1718b

'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 رد

Sahih Muslim 1718a

This also includes contracts that contradict the Shari'ah of Allah; they fall under this as well. Every contract that contradicts the Shari'ah of Allah is rejected. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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