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and kept away from His path” [Al-Anʿām 6:153].

He, the Exalted, also said: “Say, ‘If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins’” [Āl ʿImrān 3:31]. The verses on this subject are many and well known.

As for the hadiths, they are likewise extremely numerous and famous, so we shall cite only a few of them:

173 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever introduces into this matter of ours anything that is not part of it, it is rejected.” (1) Agreed upon.
In Muslim’s wording: “Whoever performs an act that is not in accordance with our command, it is rejected.”

174 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon, his eyes would redden, his voice would rise, and his anger would intensify, as though he were warning an army, saying, “The morning raid is upon you, the evening raid is upon you!” He would also say, “I and the Hour have been sent like these two,” and he would join his forefinger with his middle finger; then he would say, “To proceed: the best speech is the Book of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ; the worst of matters are those newly introduced, and every innovation is misguidance.” He would then add, “I have a greater claim over every believer than his own self. Whoever leaves wealth, it belongs to his heirs; but whoever leaves a debt or dependents, that responsibility is mine and upon me.” (2)(3) Narrated by Muslim.

175 – From al-ʿIrbāḍ ibn Sāriyah (may Allah be pleased with him): his previously-mentioned hadith (4) appears in the chapter on holding fast to the Sunnah.

19 – Chapter: Concerning Whoever Establishes a Good or an Evil Precedent

Allah, the Exalted, said: “And those who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and our offspring comfort to our eyes…’” [Al-Furqān 25:74].

(1) Whoever introduces into Islam something that is in no way part of it—having no attestation in any of its foundational sources—will find his act rejected and ignored. This hadith is a cardinal principle of the religion and should therefore be memorized and publicized to invalidate novel practices and innovations (bida). (2) That is: a scout who brings news of the enemy’s army. (3) It means dependants, i.e., someone who has left behind children and family members. (4) See hadith no. 161.

بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ ﴾ [ الأنعام : ١٥٣ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ﴾ [ آل عمران : ٣١ ] والآيات في الباب كثيرة معلومة . وَأَمَّا الْأَحَادِيثُ فَكَثِيرَةٌ جِدًّا وَهِيَ مَشْهُورَةٌ فَنَقْتَصِرُ عَلَى طَرَفٍ مِنْهَا : ١٧٣ - عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ » (١) متفق عليه . وفي رواية لمسلم : « مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ » . ١٧٤ - وعن جابر رضي الله عنه قال : كان رسول الله ﷺ إذا خطب احمرت عيناه وعلا صوته واشتد غضبه حتى كأنه منذر جيش (٢) يقول : « صَبَّحَكُمْ وَمَسَّاكُمْ » ويقول : « بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ كَهَاتَيْنِ » وَيَقْرِنُ بَيْنَ أَصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةَ وَالْوُسْطَى وَيَقُولُ : « أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَخَيْرَ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَشَرَّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ » ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : « أَنَا أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ، مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا (٣) فَإِلَيَّ وَعَلَيَّ » رواه مسلم . ١٧٥ - وعن العرابض بن سارية رضي الله عنه حديثه السابق (٤) في باب المحافظة على السنة . ١٩ - باب فيمن سن سنة حسنة أو سيئة قال الله تعالى : ﴿ وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ

(١) أي من أحدث في الإسلام ما ليس من الإسلام في شيء ، ولم يشهد له أصل من أصوله فهو مردود ولا يلتفت إليه . وهذا الحديث قاعدة من قواعد الدين الجليلة فينبغي حفظه وإشهاره في إبطال المحدثات والبدع . (٢) أي مخبر بجيش العدو . (٣) يعني العيال أي : من ترك أطفالاً وعيالاً . (٤) انظر الحديث رقم ١٦١ .