Our Stance from People of Bid'ah Back to Main
Allah, the Exalted, says: Say (O Muhammad) to these idolaters: follow what has
been sent down unto you from your Rubb, and follow
not any Auliya' (protectors and helpers, etc.) besides
Him. (7:3)
The man of Bid’ah
The person of Bid'ah can be categorized according to the
Bid'ah practice which he observes into one of two categories:
1st category: The one who observes an innovation or devious
practice due to his ignorance, and it has not spread amongst
people. This person should be taught and the truth made clear
to him that his actions and deeds oppose the Shari'ah.
2nd category: The one who observes an innovation or devious
practice because he is following his whims and desires. This
person should be reminded of the stern punishment of Allah,
and the truth should be made clear to him in a wise and
appropriate manner. If he refuses to accept the truth, and
adamantly persists and chooses to practice his Bid'ah; people
should be cautioned and warned about this man and his
devious Bid'ah practices, so that they would avoid it.
The act of Bid’ah
The Bid'ah practice itself may reach the level of kufr; in the
case where it does reach the level of Kufr (disbelief), then it is a
must upon people to boycott that person after he has been
given sincere advice and has refused to accept it.
If the Bid'ah practice is not tantamount to Kufr and
boycotting him would cause him to return to the Sunnah he
should be boycotted. But if doing so would not benefit then he
Every Religious Innovation is a Means of Misguidance should not be boycotted, since boycotting him would cause
him to stray farther from the Sunnah. He should be given
sincere counseling and advice in a wise and beautiful manner.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
'It is not lawful for a Muslim to boycott his brother for
more than three days.' (Bukhari #5718)
The Pious Predecessors, with whom Allah is pleased, would
clarify and refute every Bid'ah in light of the Qur'an and
Sunnah. This is not a duty confined to the scholars alone;
rather it is a duty upon every Muslim who witnesses an
innovation in the Deen of Allah, which has no basis in the
Shari'ah. If the individual can clarify the truth, he should do so,
otherwise he should refer the matter to the scholars, who
would clarify this matter to the people, and eliminate the
'proofs' used by the people of bid'ah to support their
innovations.
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