UNDERSTANDING BID’AH What is Bid’ah ? Linguistically meaning: Linguistically Bid’ah (innovation) means “a newly invented matter”. The Shari’ah definition of Bid’ah: The Prophet (Sallallahu a’laihi wa sallam) said, “Every newly Invented matter (in the religion) is Bid’ah and every Bid’ah is dalalah (going astray) and every dalalah is in the Fire.”…
QURANIC VERSES WITH TAFSEER,HADITH AND ATHAR First Ayah: “This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion, yet do not fear them but fear Me. This Day have I perfected your Deen for you, completed My Favours upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your Deen.” (Surah…
REFUTING THE CLAIMED EVIDENCE Claimed Evidence – 1 When Umar ibn Al-Khattab was the Khalifah, he ordered Ubay bin Ka’b and Tamim ad-Dari to stand and lead the people in prayer during Ramadan. When he went out to the mosque while the people were all united behind one Imam, watching this he said, “What…
DEALING WITH INNOVATORS People of bid’ah are not to be excommunicated The proof that the Companions did not declare the Khawarij kafir (disbelievers) is that they offered ṣalah behind them. ‘Abdullah bin Umar and other companions, for example, offered ṣalah behind Najdah al-Ḥaruri. They discussed with them various issues, gave them their opinions on…
It was narrated on the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm ‘Abdullah, A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said, “The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu a’laihi wa sallam) said, ‘Whoever introduces anything into this matter of ours that is not from it shall have it rejected.’ ” [Bukhari – Kitab As-Sulh…
Nationalism is a concept alien to Islam because it calls for unity based on family and tribalistic ties, whereas Islam binds people together on the Aqeedah, that is, belief in Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu a’laihi wa sallam). In other words, Islam calls for the ideological bond. Grouping together on tribalistic lines is clearly forbidden.…
Question Is saying Sadaqaallahu Al Azim after reciting or quoting from the Qur’an an innovation, and if it is, how was it introduced? Answer: Praise be to Allah. Many people have the habit of ending a recitation from the Qur’an with the words “Sadaqa Allahu al-‘Azeem (Almighty Allah has spoken the truth),”…
