Proofs used by some to support their devious
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1st Proof: Some who have little knowledge in Shari'ah claim
that the words of the Prophet ﷺ :
من سن في لإسلام نة سنة له أجرها وأجر من عمل با بعده من غير أن ينقص من أجورهم شيء، ومن سن فيالإسلا نة سيئة ان عليه وزرها ووزر من عمل با من بعده من
غير أن ينقص من أوزارهم شيء
Meaning: Whoever revives a good Sunnah in Islam, he
would receive its reward and the reward of those who practice
it; while the rewards of those who practice it would not be
lessened. Whoever innovates a practice in Islam, he would
receive its sin and the sin of those who practice it, while the
sins of those who practice it would not be lessened.' (Muslim
#1017)
Refutation: The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Every Bid'ah is a means of
deviation.' It is impossible that the Prophet ﷺ utters a tradition
which contradicts another. The scholars are unanimous on this
matter.
To clarify this further, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever revives
a good Sunnah practice in Islam…' Bid'ah practices are not part
of Islam! Furthermore, the Prophet ﷺ described the Sunnah as
'good'; whereas, Bid'ah cannot be described as such. There is
also a difference between 'reviving a Sunnah practice' and
'initiating and establishing a false Bid'ah practice'!
The meaning of this narration is further clarified in the
reason of the Hadeeth, which is as follows: a group of destitute
people came to the Prophet ﷺ; so he ﷺ called people to give
them whatever they could afford. A man from the Ansar came
to the Prophet ﷺ holding a pouch full of silver which was
Every Religious Innovation is a Means of Misguidance quite heavy, and he placed it in front of the Messenger ﷺ. The
Prophet ﷺ was extremely happy, and said:
'Whoever revives a good Sunnah practice in Islam would
receive its reward and the reward of those who practice it
until the Day of Resurrection…' (Ahmed #18367)
Example: If a scholar goes to a country where Qur'an or the
Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ is not taught and he sits in the Masjid
and teaches people the Qur'an and Sunnah, or sends teachers
to that country to teach its people, this would be considered
reviving a Sunnah act.
Also, if a person goes to a country where people shave off or
shorten their beards, and he orders people to grow their
beards, he would have revived the Sunnah in this regard. He
would receive the reward equal to the reward of those who
were guided through his efforts.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
'Trim the mustaches, and grow the beards, and differ from
the polytheists.' (Agreed Upon)
When a person grows his beard and calls others to grow
their beards and they listen to him, he would have revived the
Sunnah in this regard. The above mentioned Hadeeth does not
refer to one who innovates religious matters, for every
religious innovation is a means of deviation. The Prophet ﷺ said:
'Beware of innovated matters in Deen, for every innovated
rite is a Bid'ah, and every Bid'ah is a means of
misguidance.' (Tirmidhi #2600)
2nd Proof: The words of Umar b. al-Khattaab, with whom
Allah is pleased.
نعمت البدعةهذه
Meaning: 'What a good Bid'ah this is!'
Refutation: Umar, with whom Allah is pleased, said these
words when he gathered the people in Taraweeh (Night
Prayer) under one Imam. He meant the linguistic, not the legal
sense of the word.
Keep in mind that Taraweeh prayer has an origin in the
Shari'ah! Umar, with whom Allah is pleased, did not innovate
it; rather, he revived the Sunnah of the Prophet .
The Prophet prayed it with the Companions for three
nights and then he stopped praying it in congregation, because
he feared that it would become obligatory on his Ummah. He
said:
'I fear that it will become incumbent upon you, and you
would not be able to do it.' (Bukhari #1908)
The Companions, with whom Allah is pleased, prayed
Taraweeh during the Prophet's lifetime, and continued doing so
after his death. They would pray together in groups in the
Prophet's Masjid.
Umar, with whom Allah is pleased, gathered people under
one Imam, for what the Prophet had feared would no
longer come to pass. The Shari'ah was completed with his
death; thus, nothing could be added to it, and that is why he
said: 'What a good Bid'ah this is!'
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