Definition of Bid’ah No.1
Bid’ah is every Belief, action or saying which is introduced after the death of the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم with the intention of worshiping and drawing close to Allaah with no evidence from the Book of Allaah nor from the Sunnah and nor from the actions of the Salaf.
The categories of Bid’ah are five. All of them are misguidance and some are more evil than others.
1. Bid’ah in Belief: Which is every belief that is in opposition to the Book and Sunnah. Like the one who believes that the leaders or personalities conduct or control anything in the universe, or that they know the unseen. This is Kufr (disbelief).
2. Bid’ah of speech: Every type of speech that a person says intending by it worship of Allaah and it is not from the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah. Like the one who remembers Allaah with just His name ‘Allaah’ or with the pronoun ‘huwa’ (so he just says ‘hu hu hu’)
3. Bid’ah of action: Every action or movement that is not from the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah and the person intends worship by it. Like the one who dances when remembering Allaah.
4. Bid’ah of wealth: Every type of wealth that is spent intending worship by it in everything that is not from the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah . Like the building of domes on graves.
5. Bid’ah of leaving alone, neglecting: Like the one who leaves that which is from the Deen or that which is allowed intending by it worship. Like the one who leaves off marriage or eating meat.
و الله أعلم
Bid’ah is every Belief, action or saying which is introduced after the death of the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم with the intention of worshiping and drawing close to Allaah with no evidence from the Book of Allaah nor from the Sunnah and nor from the actions of the Salaf.
The categories of Bid’ah are five. All of them are misguidance and some are more evil than others.
1. Bid’ah in Belief: Which is every belief that is in opposition to the Book and Sunnah. Like the one who believes that the leaders or personalities conduct or control anything in the universe, or that they know the unseen. This is Kufr (disbelief).
2. Bid’ah of speech: Every type of speech that a person says intending by it worship of Allaah and it is not from the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah. Like the one who remembers Allaah with just His name ‘Allaah’ or with the pronoun ‘huwa’ (so he just says ‘hu hu hu’)
3. Bid’ah of action: Every action or movement that is not from the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah and the person intends worship by it. Like the one who dances when remembering Allaah.
4. Bid’ah of wealth: Every type of wealth that is spent intending worship by it in everything that is not from the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah . Like the building of domes on graves.
5. Bid’ah of leaving alone, neglecting: Like the one who leaves that which is from the Deen or that which is allowed intending by it worship. Like the one who leaves off marriage or eating meat.
و الله أعلم