Hadith 5

Rejection of Innovation

رد البدعة

مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ

Translation

Whoever introduces into this affair of ours something that is not from it will have it rejected.

Narrated by

Aisha

عائشة رضي الله عنها

Source

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

صحيح البخاري وصحيح مسلم

Explanation

This hadith is a fundamental principle for evaluating religious practices. Any innovation in religion that has no basis in the Quran or Sunnah is rejected and unaccepted.

Key Lessons

  • 1Religious innovations are rejected
  • 2The Sunnah is the criterion for valid practice
  • 3Good intentions do not validate innovations
  • 4Islam is complete and needs no additions

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