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- This article is about the Arabic term. For the city see Bida, Nigeria.
In Islam, bid‘ah (Template:ArB) is any type of innovation. Generally, it refers to innovation within the religion. This is seen as a sin in Islam, as Muhammad stated as such:
“Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours that is not a part of it, will have it rejected.” In addition, the Qur'an (which Muslims believe is the word of God) states:
" ..This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion."
Similar statements are found other verses of the Qur'an and other Hadith as well.
Divisions
Islamic scholars have divided bid'ah into two types: innovations in worldly matters and innovations in religious matters.
Bid'ah in Worldly Matters
Muslim scholars have divided bid'ah in worldly matters into three types.
- Innovations that are Purely Good - These are permissible under Islamic law. Examples of this type of bid'ah include watches.
- Innovations that are Purely Evil - These are forbidden under Islamic law. Examples of this type of bid'ah include musical instruments.
- Innovations that Contain Both Evil and Good - This is the majority of worldly matters. Under Islamic law, if they are used for good, then they are permissible; otherwise they are forbidden. Examples of this type of bid'ah include: knives, computers, etc.
Bid'ah in Religious Matters
Religious innovation means inventing a new way of worshipping Allah that was not originally included in the message revealed to Muhammad.
There is ample evidence in the Qur'an and Sunnah that bid'ah has never been tolerated in Sunni Islam, be it from Muhammad, or his companions, or the pious predecessors - particularly the four Imams (Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man, Malik ibn Anas, Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi`i, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal). The late Shaikh Muhammad Uthaimeen, a prominent modern day scholar of Islam, wrote: "And there is no such thing in Islaam as bid’ah hasanah (good innovation)."
When a religious innovation is committed, it is generally felt that the innovator is assuming that the Sunnah is not good enough, that he must resort to something "better." Even though this statement would be an admission of disbelief - there are some innovations that contain shirk and there are some which allow someone to remain a Muslim, while his action is rejected (regardless of any sincerity it might have had).
References
- Sahih al-Bukhari 2550
- Sahih Muslim 1718
- Surah al-Ma'idah 5:3
- Al-Qawaa'id wal-Usool al-Jaami'ah wal-Furooq wat-Taqaaseem al-Badee'ah an-Naafi'ah by Abd ar-Rahman ibn Naasir as-Sa'di
- http://almuttaqoon.com/index.php?showtopic=451
- http://www.al-ibaanah.com/cms/pdf_files/33.pdf
- http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=60219&ln=eng&txt=bid'ah
External links
- The Perfection of the Shariah and an Exposition of the Reprehensible Innovations That Have Crept Into Islam
- Innovation in Light of the Perfection of the Shari'ah
- Condemning the Practices of those who Claim Sufism
Opposing views
- The Concept of Bid'ah By Dr. Zahid Iqbal
- Bid'ah - Innovation in Islam