Bid'a (religious innovation)
البدعة والمحدثات
Introducing into religion what the Lawgiver's command did not bring; Ibn Rajab makes Aisha's hadith 'whoever introduces into this matter of ours what is not of it has it rejected' the scale of deeds in their outward form, as the hadith of intentions is their scale inwardly: every act not upon the command of God and His Messenger is thrown back at its doer, and whoever introduces into religion what God and His Messenger did not permit is no part of the religion; he pairs it with al-Irbad ibn Sariya's hadith 'beware of newly introduced matters, for every innovation is an error', deferring the detailed discussion of innovations to his commentary on it (hadith 28).
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Global / Diaspora
- Review
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CreedScripture and its sciences
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Connections
People and things also explored
Aisha bint Abi BakrThe Qur'an as the speech of God (in the Tahawi creed)The Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)Arba'un 5 — whoever introduces into this matter of oursThe people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sinThe hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoningCommand, prohibition and capacityThe ten promised Paradise
Sources
- Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam — Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
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