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3. Innovations in Beliefs and Worship
He said: “There was not a Prophet sent to a people before me,
except that he had helpers and companions who took hold of
his Sunnah and followed his orders, then after them came those
who said that which they (the Prophets) did not do, and did
what they were not ordered...” 10
Allah’s Messenger strictly warned against innovating in the
religion. Jabir Ibn Abdullah said: “When Allah’s Messenger
gave a Khutbah (sermon), his eyes reddened, his voice raised, and
his anger grew... and he would say: “...Indeed, the best speech is
the Book of Allah and the best guidance is the guidance of
Muhammad , and the worst of affairs are the newly invented
matters, and every innovation is misguidance.” 11
Ibn Umar (radhi allahu anhuma) said: “Every innovation is
misguidance, even if people consider it to be good.” 12
4. Disunity and Division into sects
The Prophet said: “Indeed, Shaytaan has despaired that those
who pray should worship (him) in the Arabian peninsular,
however (he seeks) to provoke animosity between them.” 13
Allah’s Messenger said: “Indeed, the people of the Book
before you split into seventy-two sects. And this nation will
split into seventy-three sects, seventy-two are in the Fire and
one in Paradise.” And in another narration, “All are in the Fire
10 Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.34, no.81.
11 Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol. 2, p.410, no. 1885. Also a
saheeh (authentic) narration contains an additional phrase: “And
all misguidance is in the Fire”, it has been authenticated by
Shaikh al-Albanee in Saheeh Sunan an-Nasa’ee no.1487.
12 Collected by Ibn Battah in Al-Ibaanah ‘an Usool ad-Diyaanah,
vol.2, p.112, no.2 and al-Laalikaaee in As-Sunnah (2/36/1) and
authenticated by Shaikh al-Albanee in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.258.
13 Saheeh Muslim, vol.4, no.1471 no.6752
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