The ruling of adding something to the Deen
The ruling of adding something to the Deen which
is not legalized by Allah or the Prophet of Allah, the Exalted, says: Yes, but whoever submits himself to Allah and he is a
muhsin (good-doer) then his reward is with his Rubb
(Allah) on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (2:112)
This means the one who sincerely observes practices for the
sake of Allah, and does them in accordance to the Sunnah of
the Prophet ﷺ…they alone are the ones who would enter
Jannah (Heavenly Gardens).1F
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Imam Ahmed, may Allah have mercy on him, narrated on
the authority of Abdullah b. Masood, with whom Allah is
pleased, that he said: 'The Prophet ﷺ drew a line, and then
said: "This is the Path of Allah" and then he drew small lines
on the right and left of this line, and he said: "These are paths,
upon each path there is a Shaitan calling people." He then
recited the words of Allah: And verily, this is My Straight
Path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will
lead you from His Path. This He has ordained for you so that
you may become al-muttaqun (the pious). (Ibn Hibban #6)
The Prophet also said:
'Indeed the most truthful of speech is the Book of Allah,
and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad
and the most evil of matters are the innovated ones, and
every (religious) innovation is a Bid'ah, and every Bid'ah is
a means of deviation, and every deviation would lead to
the Fire.' (Ibn Khuzaimah #1785)
2 Tayseer al-Kareem ar-Rahman fi Tafseer Kalam al-Mannaan for Sheik asSa'di,
may Allah have mercy on him.
Every Religious Innovation is a Means of Misguidance
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The danger and seriousness of talking without knowledge in
religious matters is very clear from the Qur'anic verses and
Prophetic Traditions. Allah, the Exalted, says:
And (all) the Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call
on Him by them, and leave the company of those who
belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His
Names. They will be requited for what they used to do. (7:180)
Allah, the Exalted, also says: And follow not that of which you have no knowledge.
Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all
those [one] will be questioned. (17:36)
Allah, the Exalted, also says: Or have they partners with Allah (false gods) who have
instituted for them a Deen which Allah has not allowed. (42:21)
Whoever innovates a religious rite or practice in the Deen of
Allah, while legalizing something illegal in Islam, or
illegalizing something legal, he would become a disbeliever if
he does not repent, as reported in the Hadeeth of the Prophet ﷺ in which he explained the words of Allah: They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their
monks to be their god besides Allah. (9:31)
He said:
'Even though they did not worship them (openly) but they
would deem lawful whatever their rabbis and monks
made lawful, and deem unlawful whatever their rabbis
and monks deemed unlawful.' (Tirmidhi:3095)
This stern warning encompasses those who follow them in
proclaiming things as lawful or unlawful when they are not.
Every Religious Innovation is a Means of Misguidance
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The scholar, Sheik Abdurrahman as-Sa'di, may Allah have
mercy on him, said: 'They (i.e. rabbis and monks) would
legalize for their people laws and verbal statements which
belie the Deen of the Messengers, and people would follow
them. They would aggrandize their Sheiks, and pious people;
such that they would take them as gods besides Allah; people
would offer sacrificial animals, beseech and supplicate them.'
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