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#16 [Permalink] Posted on 4th March 2013 09:20

Sufyan ath-Thawri رحمه الله said,

"Innovations are more beloved to Shaytan than sin. Since a sin may be repented from but an innovation is not repented from." [Sharh Usuool I'tiqaad of al-Lalaka'i]

This is because the innovator believes that he is doing something good and therefore sees no need to repent.

He also said,

"...so stick to the original state of affairs."

[al-Hilyah, 6/376]

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#17 [Permalink] Posted on 6th March 2013 09:22

Imam al-Awza'i رحمه الله said,

"Patiently restrict yourselves to the Sunnah, stop where the people stopped, say what they said, avoid what they avoided. Take to the path of the Salaf, for indeed what was sufficient for them is sufficient for you."

[ash-Shari'ah]

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#18 [Permalink] Posted on 8th March 2013 09:21

Ibraheem al-Maysarah رحمه الله said,

"He who honours an innovator has assisted in the demolition of Islaam."

[Sharh Usool I'tiqaad 1/139]

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#19 [Permalink] Posted on 11th March 2013 10:01

Imam Abu Haneefah رحمه الله said,

"Stick to the narrations and the way of the salaf, and beware of newly invented matters for all of it is innovation."

[Sawnul Muntaq of as-Suyuti رحمه الله]

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#20 [Permalink] Posted on 14th March 2013 10:48

Imam Malik رحمه الله said,

"How evil are the people of innovations. We do not give them salaam."

[al-Ibanah of Ibn Battah رحمه الله no.441]

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#21 [Permalink] Posted on 18th March 2013 10:03

Imam Bukhari رحمه الله said,

"I have met more than a thousand scholars... (then he mentioned the names of the more prominent in each of the lands that he travelled in)... and I found that they all agreed on the following points:... they all used to prohibit bid'ah - that which the Prophet of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Companions رضي الله عنهم were not upon."

[Sharh Usool I'tiqad 1/170]

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#22 [Permalink] Posted on 19th March 2013 09:50

Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said,

"Any innovator that has the proof established against him, deserves to be punished. And if not, then still, his innovative and prohibited actions are fruitless and contain no reward in them. Rather, they subtract from his good deeds, reduce his reward and serve as a means of lowering his sanctity and status. This is the ruling and the recompense for the deviant misguided ones, and Allaah rules with equity and justice - He does not wrong anything, not even an atom, and He is All-Knowing, Most Wise."

[ar-Radd 'ala al-Akhnaa'ee]

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#23 [Permalink] Posted on 21st March 2013 10:17

Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله also said,

"Some of the Shaafi'ee and Hanbalee scholars, and others, have permitted killing the one who calls to innovations that are in opposition to the Qur'aan and Sunnah. This is the same case with the Maalikee scholars, who said: 'Imaam Maalik رحمه الله and others only allowed killing the Qadariyyah for the purpose of eradicating corruption from the lands, not because of their apostasy.'"

[as-Siyaatarush-Shar'iyyah]

Note: The scholars differentiate between those innovations which take a person outside the fold of Islaam and those which do not.

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#24 [Permalink] Posted on 22nd March 2013 13:27

Shaykh Shamsuddeen Abu 'Abdillah Muhammad Ibn Muflih رحمه الله said,

"Shaykh Muwaffaquddeen (i.e. Ibn Qudaamah), may Allaah have mercy on him, mentioned the forbiddance of looking into the books of the innovators. He said: 'The Salaf used to forbid others from sitting with the innovators, looking into their books and listening to their speech.'"

[al-Adaab ush-Shar'eeyah 1/232]

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#25 [Permalink] Posted on 25th March 2013 09:36

Imaam al-Baghawee رحمه الله said:

"The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم informed us that this Ummah would divide into groups, and that desires and innovations would appear amongst them. And he صلى الله عليه وسلم declared salvation for whoever follows his Sunnah and the Sunnah of his Companions رضي الله عنهم.

So it is a must upon every Muslim, when he sees a man dispersing any type of vain desire or innovation knowingly, or he is scorning any part of the Sunnah, to abandon him and free oneself of him, whether he is dead or alive. So he should not greet him with Salaam when he encounters him nor should he respond to him if he is greeted initially. He should continue doing this until that individual abandons his innovation and returns to the truth.

As for the forbiddence of boycotting one's brother for more than three days*, then this is with regard to a disagreement that occurs between two people in matters related to friendship or family ties. It is not with regard to the Religion, for indeed, boycotting the people of vain desires and innovation is ongoing until they repent."

* As occurs in the hadeeth reported by Imaam al-Bukhaaree رحمه الله and Imaam Muslim رحمه الله, in which the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade a Muslim from abandoning his Muslim brother for more than three days, by not talking to him.

[Sharh us-Sunnah]

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#26 [Permalink] Posted on 27th March 2013 09:53

al-Fudayl Ibn 'Iyaad رحمه الله said,

"I would eat with a Jew or a Christian but not with an innovator. I would like that there was between myself and a person of innovation, a protected fort of iron."

[Reported by al-Laalikaa'ee (#1149) and by Abu Nu'aym in al-Hilyah (8/103). The second part is recorded by Ibn Battah (#470) and its isnaad is Saheeh]

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#27 [Permalink] Posted on 28th March 2013 09:43

Imaam ash-Shaatibee رحمه الله said:

"For indeed the saved sect - and they are Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah - are commanded with disassociating themselves from the people of innovations, expelling them and punishing severely anyone who follows in their direction, whether by killing or other than that.

The scholars have warned us against accompanying and sitting with them. That is the best way for showing hostility and hatred to them. So the one who achieves this is the one who gives himself cause for it, by splitting away from the Jamaa'ah, due to what he has innovated from adhering to ways other than the believers' way. It is not to be done just for the sake of showing hostility. How could this be, when we are commanded to disassociate from them, while they are commanded to befriend us and return to the Jamaa'ah?"

[al-I'tisaam 1/120]

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#28 [Permalink] Posted on 29th March 2013 11:31

Imaam ash-Shaatibee رحمه الله said,

"When these groups begin to call to their misguidance and beautify it in the hearts of the common people and those who have no knowledge, then indeed, the harm that these individuals cause to the Muslims is just like that of the harm that the Devil causes. So they are devils from among mankind. Therefore, it must be openly proclaimed that they are people of innovation and misguidance, and that they are associated with the deviant sects, if there is sufficient evidence that shows that they are from among them.

So the likes of these individuals must be exposed and banished, because the harm that they would cause to the Muslims, if left unchecked, is greater than the harm that would result from exposing them and warning against them, if the cause for not exposing them is for fear that it would cause divisions and animosity (amongs the Muslims).

There is no doubt that causing a division between the Muslims and those who just call to innovation is easier than causing a division between the Muslims and those who not only call to innovation, but also support those callers and follow them. So when these two harms are compared with one another, then the one that should be implemented is the one that is least destructive and easier. Having a little bit of evil is better than having all of it. An example of this is amputating an infected harm - destroying it is easier than destroying one's life entirely. This is always the case with the Religion - it opts for the ruling on the least harmful situation in order to avoid the more harmful one."

[al-I'tisaam 2/228-229]

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#29 [Permalink] Posted on 1st April 2013 12:10

Regarding looking into the books of the innovators, Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen رحمه الله said,

"However, if the objective behind looking into their books is to know their innovations so that they may be refuted, then there is no harm in that. But this only applies to one who possesses a strong understanding of the correct belief and has the ability to refute them. In fact, it may be obligatory (upon him), since refuting innovations is an obligation, and whatever is essential for the completion of an obligation, becomes itself obligatory."

[Sharh Lum'atul I'tiqad]

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#30 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd April 2013 11:01

Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said,

"Chapter: There is no insurance to be paid for burning and destroying deviant books.

Al-Marwazee رحمه الله said: 'I once said to Ahmad رحمه الله: "I borrowed a book that has evil and wicked things in it. Do you think I should tear it apart and burn it?" He said: "Yes." So I burned it.'

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم once saw a book in the hand of Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه that he had transcribed from the Torah, and which caused him to be fascinated at how much it conformed to the Qur'aan. So the face of the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم became very angry to the point that Sayyiduna 'Umar رضي الله عنه went over to a fire and threw it in.

So how would it be if the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم saw what was written after him from the books that oppose and contradict what is in the Qur'aan and Sunnah?! And we ask Allaah to aid us!

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded everyone that recorded anything from him apart from the Qur'aan to erase what they had written down. However, afterward, he allowed his Sunnah to be written, but did not grant permission for anything besided that.

Therefore, all those books which contain opposition to the Sunnah in them, have no permission to be written. Rather, they only have permission to be erased and destroyed, for there is not anything more harmful to the Ummah than these books. The Companions رضي الله عنهم burned all of the copies of the mus-haf that contradicted the mus-haf of Sayyiduna 'Uthmaan رضي الله عنه out of fear that differing would spread amongst the Ummah. So how would it be if they were to see the books of today that cause disunity and division amongst the Ummah...!?"

[at-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah]

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