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All bidah are haram or not?
Bidah, the definition of Innovations
The answer at top (by Ansari) is, as he is stating, only answering from one viewpoint.
"I am answering from one viewpoint among Ahlussunnah wa al-Jama'ah. "
That ...
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Is celebrating the birth of the Prophet a form of innovation?
All perfect praise be to Allah
I will talk with Sunni point of view.
Alright, this topic is a huge and old topic and there are full books on this topic from the time it started it is one of the most ...
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When does qiyas (deductive analogy) become bid'ah (innovation)?
Qiyas is not a bid'ah since it does not satisfy the conditions of a bid'ah.
Sources of legislation in Islam
Sources of Islamic legislation are the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ). Al-Shafi'...
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According to Sunni belief, would 'Ali is the Wali' statement added to adhan and ikamah invalidate the salah?
It depends, a Zaydi Shia is different from an Imami Shia who is different from an Ismaili Shia. And there are differences even among individuals.
Depending on the Aqa'id of the imam, he may be ...
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Is Salaat an-Nabi (Darood) acceptable before Adhaan?
Why shouldn't it be accepted if Allah () says:
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer] blessing upon him ...
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What is Ibn Tamiyyah's evidence for the claim that Hell will be empty eventually?
There's lots of untruths attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah (rh). We can see from some of his writings that he did acknowledge that Hell is eternal. One such source is the following:
"The Salaf of the ...
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Did Ibn Taymiyyah say Ibn Umar was an innovator in religion?
Yes, the partial quote provided is by Ibn Taymiyyah, but as typically is the case, the quote is either chopped, taken out of context, or misquoted altogether. The quote is from Iqtidā' al-Ṡerāt al-...
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What is the difference between innovation in Islam and introduction in Islam?
The later hadith you are referring to have also been translated like this:
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَعُمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ ...
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Is reciting Takbeer three times after every farj salat in Ayyam-E-Tashrik days a Mustahab work?
There is no hadith attributed to the Prophet ﷺ about takbīrat during the time of Eid al-Adha apart from:
حدثنا عفان، حدثنا أبو عوانة، حدثنا يزيد بن أبي زياد، عن مجاهد، عن ابن عمر، عن النبي ﷺ قال: ما ...
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Is Bida'h a major sin or minor sin?
Bid'ah could be a major or a minor sin depending on its category and the degree of seriousness:
Bid'ah that leads to Kufr (بدعة مُكفّرة). It is any Bid'ah that denies/rejects an obligation in Islam, ...
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A sect call Muslims outsiders "Wahhabi". Allowed?
Shortly this is a kind of backbiting or gheeba (for more details read Is there a hadd punishment for gheebah/backbiting? Please Answer) or mockery.
Allah the almighty says:
O you who have ...
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What is a langar - it is served?
In mainstream culture, a langar is normally associated with the religion of Sikhism . As per wikipedia, it is a community meal from the Sikh community kitchen in a Gurdwara where a free meal is served ...
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Raising hands when making dua in salah
Some scholars allow raising hands during the prayer for example during a du'a like that of al-Qunoot, but there's no backup for doing so during (or after) tashhahud and before salam.
So considering ...
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Is gathering after the janaza a bid’ah?
Bid'ah (sometimes translated heresy, but usually innovation) is a strong word and it literally means any new innovation that has not been there before. As for the technical term as used by fiqh ...
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is it bidah (innovation) to say Quran "Sharif"?
No it is not Bid'ah... It is a description that carries a praise, which does not diminish the status of the Quran.
And Bid'ah cannot be loosely used everywhere like that. The classical scholars have ...
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Right of husband over Bidah issue?
Once a soul separated from a person's body, the world will have no more value to the person and he will be alone for Allah. Same goes to your situation, where the person who dies will not taste your ...
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Is there an agreement on the Prophet's birth date?
There is no agreement on Prophet's (peace be upon him) birthday.
The Fatimids have started Prophet's birthday celebration, but they didn't invent the date. The date 12th Rabi' Al-Awwal is not totally ...
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Is this thing bid'ah or is it perfectly normal and good?
Simply speaking bid'ah is an innovation in the religion.
This means an act of worship which have not been known or practiced by Muslims at the time of the Prophet.
What you describe is a certain ...
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After Fardh salah saying a wazifah then blow on your fingers and rub your eyes Sunnah?
there is NO authentic evidence for blowing onto ones fingers and wiping the eyes with them after making fardh salah or making dua.
Al-Shuqayri (may Allaah have mercy on him) mentioned the bidah of ...
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After Fardh salah saying a wazifah then blow on your fingers and rub your eyes Sunnah?
Bismi Allah Ar Rahman Ar Rahim.
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All Perfect Praise be to Almighty God,
and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family ...
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Proof for 2 rak'at Nafl after Zuhr, Maghrib, Isha?
You may find evidences for that in this search on sunnah.com
So it is mentioned in almost all known hadith compilations on the authority of at least 5 sahabah.
For Example in Sahih al-Bukhari:
I ...
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How did the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) give a dua for efficiency of vehicles running on petrol?
Suratil Kawthar is outlined below from this source.
Innā 'A`ţaynāka Al-Kawthar
108.001 To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance).
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ
Faşalli ...
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Is using a microphone speaker system an innovation for Adhaan?
The conditions of an innovation in the religion are:
An act that is intended to get one closer to Allah (Arabic: عمل أريد به التقرب إلى الله),
which the Prophet ﷺ and his rightly-guided caliphs did ...
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What should be a Muslim's attiutude towards the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, mindfulness and zen buddhism?
Assalam u Alaikum
I have also read the book and found it a real eye-opener. It helped me a lot in dealing with personal problems and definitely boosted my concentration in worship. I am somewhat able ...
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What should be a Muslim's attiutude towards the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, mindfulness and zen buddhism?
If it strengthens your faith and is compatible with the Quran, I think you have answered your own question. I am only practicing Islam for two years, as a new Muslim I am both uplifted and also ...
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What should be a Muslim's attiutude towards the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, mindfulness and zen buddhism?
he somehow equates this with God implies shirk. There are many teaching from different people across the world. Islam differs from many other religion and other's teaching on one major base. "SHIRK".
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Why do some reciters add echo to Quranic recitations?
I asked a mufti about it, and his reply was that
People who are doing these things they are not supposed to do so, they are supposed to recite quran beautifully, not to add artificial sounds in it. ...
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what is a bidah (bid-ah), the definition and the way to identify it?
Bidah, the definition of Innovations
I referring to my answer here:
All bidah are haram or not?
The answer at top (by Sohaeb) is actually followed by the minority of scholars today and in the ...
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