“The people used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about what is good, whereas I would question him about what is evil, fearing that it might overtake me. I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, we were living in ignorance and wickedness, then Allah brought us this goodness. Will any evil come after this goodness?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ I asked, ‘Will there be any goodness after that evil?’ He said, ‘Yes, but it will contain a haze.’ I said, ‘What is that haze?’ He answered, ‘People who follow ways other than my Sunnah and adopt a guidance other than my guidance; you will approve of some of what they do and disapprove of some.’ I then asked, ‘Will there be evil after that goodness?’ He said, ‘Yes—callers standing at the gates of Hellfire; whoever responds to them will be cast into it.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us.’ He said, ‘They are from among us and they speak our language…’ ”

This narration is recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

I say: For this reason it is absolutely necessary to alert Muslims to the innovations that have crept into the religion, and the matter is not