There is immense danger in observing acts of Bid'ah; the
enemies of Islam would attack Islam and Muslims through it.
So every Muslim should be cautious so that he would not be
used as a tool to harm the Deen or Muslims in any manner.
Furthermore, a Muslim should not cover up or hide a man of
Bid'ah.
The enemies of Islam have been able to divide the Muslims
with these devious acts of Bid'ah. Whenever an act of Bid'ah
becomes widespread, an act of Sunnah would be abandoned
by people…eventually the observance of Bid'ah practices
would lead to one's abandonment of the Deen of Allah! The
Prophet ﷺ said:
'My Ummah will be divided into seventy three sects, the
sect with the most adherents would be a sect whose people
give precedence to their intellects and draw analogies to
claim the lawful unlawful and the unlawful lawful.'
(Haakim #8325)
Therefore a person should make sure that all acts of worship
he wants to observe do not belie the Shari'ah. Whatever is
congruent with it should be accepted; and whatever is not
should be rejected. The Prophet ﷺ said:
'I have left with you two things…you would not go astray
on account of them. The Book of Allah and my Sunnah,
they would not part until they gather with me at my Hawd
on the Day of Resurrection.' (Haakim #319)
In order for a person to safeguard himself he should refrain
from doing whatever belies the Book of Allah and the Sunnah
of His Messenger ﷺ.
Every Religious Innovation is a Means of Misguidance __________________________________
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The Prophet ﷺ said:
'To forge a lie against me is not like forging a lie against
anyone else; whoever forges a lie against me, let him
assure his seat in Hell.' (Muslim # 4)
Whoever wants to be successful, and hopes for the reward of
Allah, he should follow the example of the Prophet ﷺ. Allah,
the Exalted, says: Say, if you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will
love you and forgive you your sins, and indeed Allah is
all forgiving and merciful. (3:31)
A person should not emulate or follow any other individual
for they are not infallible; they make mistakes, and have
worldly desires and may follow their whims
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