Are Innovations Major Sins?– Imam Ibn Baz

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Translation text: وقوله عز وجل ﴾ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ﴿ [النساء ٤٨:(٤)] Allāh's (ﷻ) saying: ﴾ Verily, Allāh does not forgive Shirk (disbelief / associating partners with Allāh), but He forgives anything else for whom He wills. ﴿ [An-Nisāʾ (4):48] والمعنى أن البدعة أكبر من الكبائر لأنها تنقص للإسلام وإحداث في الإسلام، and the meaning is that bidʿah (innovation within religion) is greater than major sins because it is a form of criticism to Islām, (it is) an innovation in the (religion of) Islām, وتهمة للإسلام بالنقص. فلهذا يبتدع ويزيد، and it is accusing Islām of deficiency. For this (reason), (a person) innovates and adds (to the religion). أما المعاصي فهي اتباع للهوى وطاعة للشيطان فهي أسهل من البدعة، As for disobedience, it is following desires and obedience to Shayṭān. It is less severe than innovation. وصاحبها قد يتوب ويسارع وقد يتعظ، And the sinner might repent, hasten (to repentance), and learn his lesson. أما صاحب البدعة فيرى أنه مصيب فلا يتوب، As for the innovator, he sees himself to be correct, so he does not repent. يرى أنه مصيب وأنه مجتهد فيستمر في البدعة نعوذ بالله، He sees himself to be correct and that he is striving to do good. Therefore, he persists in innovation. We seek refuge with Allāh! ويرى الدين ناقصاً وهو في حاجة إلى بدعته. And he sees the religion to be deficient, and that it is in need of his innovation. فلهذا صار أمر البدعة أشد وأخطر من المعصية Due to this, the matter of innovation becomes more severe and dangerous than disobedience. قال الله في أهل المعاصي ﴾ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ﴿ [النساء ٤٨:(٤)] Allāh says regarding the people of disobedience: ﴾ but He forgives anything else (i.e., other than Shirk) for whom He wills. ﴿ [An-Nisāʾ (4):48] لأهل المعاصي تحت المشيئة، Sinners are under the Will of Allāh. أما أهل البدع فشرهم عظيم وخطرهم كبير لأن بدعتهم معناها التنقص للإسلام، As for the people of innovation, their evil is great and very dangerous because their innovation implies criticizing Islām, وأنه يحتاج إلى هذه البدعة ويرى صاحبها أنه محق ويستمر عليها ويبقى عليها ويجادل عنها، and that it needs this innovation. Also, the one committing the innovation sees himself to be right. Hence, he persists upon it, and argues for it. نسأل الله العافية. We ask Allāh for wellbeing. ----------------------------------------------------- Rabbaniyeen ربانيين 🔴اليوتيوب🔴👇 https://youtube.com/channel/UCSZQ94R_9fXNumssaa5BAkg 🔴الانستجرام🔴👇 https://www.instagram.com/rabbaniyeen/ 🔴التيليغرام🔴👇 https://t.me/Rabbaniyeen