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It has also been narrated from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that he said: “Whoever honors an adherent of innovation has thereby helped to demolish Islam.” We shall cite from the Successors and the leading imams of the Muslims statements conveying the meaning of what we have said, Allah Most High willing.
وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ وَقَّرَ صَاحِبَ بِدْعَةٍ فَقَدْ أَعَانَ عَلَى هَدْمِ الْإِسْلَامِ» وَسَنَذْكُرُ عَنِ التَّابِعِينَ وَأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَعْنَى مَا قُلْنَاهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى