Abdullah ibn ad-Dailami said:
'It has reached me that the Deen would fragment and
become lost by abandoning the Sunnah. People would
abandon Sunnah practice after Sunnah practice, just as a
rope would become weaker and weaker.' (Ad-Darimi #98)
Each one of us should adhere to the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ and try his best to disseminate it amongst people and to apply
it. Goodness can only be anticipated when one applies the
Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ whether the Sunnah be an utterance
or action, and when he casts aside all innovated acts in the
Deen of Allah. It is also a must upon each of us, if he hears
something which opposes the Shari'ah to give sincere
counseling and advice, and clarify it so that he can have the
great honor of defending the Deen of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ said:
'Convey from me even one ayat (verse) and there is no sin
upon you if you relate the stories of the Children of Israel;
and whoever forges a lie against me, let him assure his seat
in the Hell.' (Bukhari #3274)
Eliminating Bid'ah is a collective duty upon the community.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
'Whoever of you sees a wrong, let him change it with his
hand, but if he cannot then let him do so by his tongue, but
if he cannot then let him abhor it in his heart, and that is
the weakest branch of Iman.' (Muslim #49)
A person should give Da'wah and call to the path of Allah as
mentioned in the words of Allah: Invite to the way of your Rubb with wisdom and fair
preaching and argue with them in a way that is better.
Truly, your Rubb knows best who has gone astray from
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His path, and He is fully aware of those who are guided. (16:125)
Religious matters should not be taken for granted from
every preacher and person who claims to have knowledge and
understanding. The Deen should be taken from those who are
trustworthy in their Deen, knowledge and piety. The Prophet ﷺ said:
'Indeed the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets. The
Prophets did not leave behind a Dinar or Dirham, rather
they left behind knowledge, so whoever takes it and learns
it, would have taken a grand, hefty share.' (Ibn Hibban #88)
We should be mindful of the words of the Prophet ﷺ:
'Whoever calls to guidance, he would receive reward equal
to the rewards of those who followed him, while their
rewards would not be decreased. And whoever calls to a
misguidance, he would receive sin equal to the sins of
those who followed him, while their sins would not be
decreased.' (Muslim # 2674)
Also whoever guides people to an evil -Bid'ah is a type of
evil- he would receive its sin and the sin of those who follow
it. The Prophet ﷺ 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 innovation (in the Deen) is a misguidance and every
misguidance would lead to Hell.' (Ibn Khuzaimah #1785)
As mentioned above, danger and seriousness of innovating
matters in the Deen of Allah is apparent, so whoever wants to
practice an action, he should take note as to whether this
action is endorsed by the Shari'ah. If it is, then he should put it
Every Religious Innovation is a Means of Misguidance into practice and guide people to it; but if it belies the Shari'ah
then he should abandon that action and warn people against
it.
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