..............Bidaa....... Defn: In the terminology of sharee’ah, bid’ah means something that has been introduced into the religion of Allaah that has no general or specific basis to support it. any invented way in religion that is aimed at worshipping or drawing closer to Allaah. This means anything that is not referred to specifically in Shareeah, and for which there is no evidence (daleel) in the Quraan or Sunnah, and which was not known at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his Companions. At the same time, it is quite obvious that this definition of religious inventions or innovations, which are condemned, does not include worldly inventions [such as cars and washing machines, etc. “According to sharee’ah, the definition is ‘Worshipping Allaah in ways that Allaah has not prescribed.’ If you wish you may say, ‘Worshipping Allaah in ways that are not those of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or his rightly guided successors (al- khulafaa’ al-raashidoon).’” this definition has been taken from the ayat (interpretation of the meaning): “Or have they partners with Allaah (false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allaah has not ordained?” [al-Shooraa 42:21] The second definition is taken from the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who said: “I urge you to adhere to my way (Sunnah) and the way of the rightly- guided successors (al-khulafa’ al- raashidoon) who come after me. Hold fast to it and bite onto it with your eyeteeth [i.e., cling firmly to it], and beware of newly-invented matters.” NOTE: Anything With regard to ordinary matters of habit and custom, these are not called bid’ah (innovation) in Islam, even though they may be described as such in linguistic terms. But they are not innovations in the religious sense and these are not the things that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was warning us against.
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