Thursday, October 24, 2013

Ways to eradicate Bid’ah

x Warning against the dangers of Bid’aha nd its evil 
effects.
x Calling people to adhere to the Qur’aan and  Sunnah, 
with the understanding of the Salaf .
x Distinguishing between weak and the authentic 
Ahaadeeth.
x Purifying the schools of jurisprudence from the 
innovation of fanaticism towards them. 
x Spreading knowledge and correcting the peoples 
understanding of faith, worship and financial 
transactions.
x Warning against and subduing the innovators.
x Receiving knowledge from the correct sources; i.e., the 
sincere guided Islamic scholars.

Related Qur’anic verses:

x Allaah says that which translates as: “And do not be like 
those who became divided and differed after the clear 
proofs had come to them. And they will have a great 
punishment.”  (Aal ‘Imraan: 105). Al -Qurtubi,  may 
Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "This verse refers to 
the Jews and the Christians according to the majority of 
the scholars, but others have said that it refers to 
innovators within the Muslim nation."
x Allaah says that which translates as:  “On the Day 
[some] faces will turn white and [ some] faces will turn 
black, [to them it will be said]: 'Did you disbelieve [i.e., 
reject faith] after your belief? Then taste the 
punishment for what you used to reject.' (Aal 
‘Imraan: 106). Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with 
him, said concerning this verse: "The faces of the people 
who adhered to the Sunnah will turn white and bright, 
while the faces of the innovators will turn black and 
gloomy". Al -Qurtubi, may Allaah have mercy upon him,
said: " He who innovates or changes anything of the 

religion  of Allaah will be amongst the black faced 


people who will be prevented from reaching the 
Prophet’s fountain and therefore prohibited from 
drinking from it". 
Allaah says that which translates as: “And whoever 
opposes the Messenger after guidance has become
clear to him and follows other than the way of the 
believers –We will give him what he has taken [i.e., 
make him responsible for his choice] and drive him 
into Hell, and evil it is as a destination.”  (An -Nisaa’: 
115). Imaam Ibn Katheer, may Allaah have mercy upon 
him, said concerning this verse:"This refers to those 
who take a path other than the one which the Messenger 
sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam came with; so they 
became on one side and the Sharee’ah on the other, 
despite the fact that the truth had become clear to them 
and they knew this."
Allaah says that which translates as: “…This day I have 
perfected for you your religion and completed My 
favour upon you and have approved for you Islaam as 
a religion…”  (Al -Maa’idah: 3). Imaam Maalik, may 
Allaah have mercy upon him, said concerning this verse: 
"He who innovates a new Bid’ah in Islaam considering 

it to be something good is in effect claiming that 
Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam did not fully 
convey the message of Islaam… So whatever was not a
part of the religion at that time (i.e., the time of the 
Prophet and his companions) cannot be considered as a 
part of the religion today." Imaam Ibn Katheer,  may 
Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "One of the greatest 
bounties from Allaah upon the Muslim nation is that He 
completed and perfected the religion of Islaam for them, 
so they have no need of any other religion or Prophet 
other than their Prophet. This is precisely why Allaah 
made Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam the seal 
of all Prophets andsent him to the Jinn as well as 
mankind. The only matters which are lawful are those 
that the Messenger sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam made 
lawful and the only matters which are unlawful are those 
which he made unlawful. The only things that can be 
considered as part of the religion of Islaam are those 
which he conveyed; and that which he did not convey 
can never and will never be part of the religion. 
Everything that the Messenger sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa 


sallam said was true and correct without even a trace of 
error or dishonesty."

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