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I. What is Bidah?
A. Two conditions.
B. Further definition of Bidah.
Conclusion
II. How do we recognize Bidah?
A. Two conditions must be met.
B. Signs that something maybe a Bidah. Presented by
C. A certain way. Sister Ameenah
D. A certain number of times. and
E. A specific time. Sister Jordan
F. A specific place.
Conclusion
 Islam is
complete and perfect.
“This day I have
completed your
Religion for you,
and I have
perfected My
favor upon you,
Allah and I am pleased
with Islam as a
tells us in the Religion for you.”
(Quran 5:3)
Quran
Bidah destroys the Sunnah
and leads to the Hellfire .
“Beware of newly
invented matters
The in the religion, for
Prophet every newly
invented matter is
has told an innovation, and
us to, every innovation is
astray.” (Muslim)
 Definition:
Bidah can be defined as innovation or newly
invented matters.

When we speak of Bidah or innovation in

Islam we are not referring to technological or
scientific advancements in worldly matters
we are referring to newly invented matters
into the religion and worship by which
people seek to draw near to Allah.

What is Bidah
 The Prophet separated religious
matters from worldly matters in
regards to innovation and Bidah.
The Prophet said,
“Whenever I command
you to do something The
related to religion,
obey. And if I pollination of
command you date palm
something about
earthly matters, act trees is a
on your own
(experience) and (do scientific
remember) I am a innovation
human being.”
(Muslim)
 The Prophet said

“Leave me as I leave you, for the people who

were before you were ruined because of
their questions and their differences over
their prophets. So, if I forbid you to do
something, then keep away from it. And if I
order you to do something, then do of it as
much as you can.” (Bukhari)
 Bidah can be further defined as not only adding
to, but also omitting, taking away, or prohibiting
matters in the religion with the belief that doing so
will bring you closer to Allah.

“O you who believe, do

Allah says, not prohibit what
Allah has made
lawful for you, and
do not transgress.
Verily Allah does not
love those who
transgress the
limits.” (Quran 5:87)
 The Prophet said,

“By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah

and more afraid of Him than you; yet I
fast and break my fast, I do sleep and I
also marry women. So he who does not
follow my tradition in religion, is not
from me (not one of my followers).”
(Bukhari)
The Prophet said,
“I have not left anything
that will bring you
closer to Allah and
distance you from the
Hellfire, except that I
have commanded you
with it. And I have not
left anything that will
bring you closer to the
Hellfire and distance
you from Allah except
that I have forbid you
from it.” (Ahmad)
 Allah (swt) says,
“Surely they who deviate from the right
way concerning Our communications are
not hidden from Us. What! is he then who
is cast into the fire better, or he who
comes safe on the day of resurrection? Do
what you like, surely He sees what you
do.”
(Quran 41:40)

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 Two conditions must be met:
 The question of “how do we recognize a Bidah?” is a
very important question because Allah will not accept an
action until two conditions are fulfilled:
 a. That it be done sincerely for His sake seeking His face in
paradise.
 b. And that it be righteous, and it cannot be righteous until it is
in conformity to the Sunnah not in contradiction to it. Therefore,
everything that contradicts the Sunnah, be it in actions, sayings
or beliefs even if this comes from the opinion of a scholar is
Bidah.

How do we recognize Bidah

 Signs that something maybe a
Bidah
 A sign that something may be a Bidah are
if certain conditions are placed upon an
action. Such as, an act of worship must be
done: way
number
 a. a certain way.
 b. a certain number of times
 c. at a specific time time
 d. in a specific place.
place
 Sign 1: A certain way
 1. If a person worships Allah with an act of worship that
has not been legislated then it will not be accepted. The
act of worship must be in agreement with the laws of the
Quran and the Sunnah in regards to the type.
 2. Wudu is an act of worship you have to perform it the
way Allah and His Prophet have legislated. You can not
change it. You can't wash your feet then your head then
your mouth this is innovation.

This is the first way to recognize Bidah.

Sign 2: A Certain Number of Times
 A second way to recognize if
something is a Bidah
(innovation) is if you are told
to do something a certain
number of times.
 Anytime someone says you
must do an act of worship a
certain amount of times, and
that it is obligatory upon you,
they must produce their
evidence.
 Sign 3: Specific Time

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B
It is not permissible to specify an
act of worship to a time that has
not been specified by the
Sharee'ah.
 Sign 4: A specific place
The innovators are not Allah (saw) tells us in the
like those who follow Quran:
the Sunnah. The “And if they answer you
innovators follow not, then know that
what they follow is
their own desires their lusts. And who
goes farther astray
than he who follows
his lust without
guidance from Allah?
Verily, Allah does not
guide the wrongdoing
folk.” (Quran 28:50)
 Ask Stick
to the
And
Quran
What is your
and
Evidence?
Sunnah.