Bid’ah (Innovation), Part VI - Related Ahaadeeth

Related Ahaadeeth:

• Anas Ibn Maalik, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “Allaah does not accept the repentance of an innovator until he abandons his innovation”  (At-Tabaraani & Bayhaqi).
  Sufyaan Ath-Thawri, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "An innovation is dearer to Satan than a sin, for one can easily repent from a sin, but an innovation is not easily repented from (as an innovator thinks that he is on the correct path)."
• Al -‘Irbaadh Ibn saariyah, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “He who lives long enough will see many things which he will not recognise, therefore, hold on to my Sunnah and that of the rightly guided caliphs who succeed me; bite onto it (i.e., my Sunnah) with your molars. Stay away from innovations, because every innovation is misguidance.” (Ahmad & Abu Daawood).
  Shaykh Al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "Anyone who performs an act which is neither compulsory nor recommended, and intends for this to be an act of worship, and believes it to be compulsory or recommended, is misguided and has innovated an evil Bid’ah according to the consensus of the Muslim scholars".
  Ibn Rajab, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "Anything newly introduced into the religion with
  no basis or reference in the Qur’aan or Sunnah is a misguidance, and the religion of Islaam has nothing to do with it."
• ‘Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “I will be ahead of you in reaching my fountain, and there will be people who will be
  prevented from reaching it, therefore, I will say: 'My Lord! These are my followers!' It will be said: 'You do not know what they innovated and altered after you.' (i.e., after your death) Therefore, I will say: 'Let those who altered  (the religion) be kept away.  (in a humiliated place).” (Bukhaari & Muslim).
• ‘Abdullaah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘Aas, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “It was mandatory upon each of the Prophets who came before me to guide their nations to all that was good for them, and warn them against all that was evil for them”  (Muslim).
  It was asked of Salmaan Al-Faarisi, may Allaah be pleased with him: "Your Prophet taught you everything, even what to do when using the toilet?" he replied: "Yes, he forbade us from facing the Qiblah (direction of prayer), and to clean ourselves afterwards using the right hand…" (Muslim).
• Abu Ad-Dardaa’, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “I swear by Allaah that I have left you with it (i.e., the religion) so clear that it is as clear at night as it is during the day  (i.e., patently obvious) and only a doomed person will stray away from it.” (Ibn Maajah).
• Abu Dharr, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: "The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam told us about everything before his death, even (something as seemingly insignificant as) the birds in the sky." (Ahmad).
  Ash-Shaatibi, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "From this narration, we know that there is no
  room for anybody’s opinion in matters of worship and that the only thing people must do is restrict themselves to the boundaries set by the Messenger sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam."