Bid'ah :- Innovation in Islam

“The best of speech is the Book of
Allaah, and the best of guidance is the
guidance of Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him). The most evil of
things are those which are newly-
invented (in religion), and every
innovation is a going astray.”

(Reported by Muslim and al-Nisaa’i).

The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu
alaihi wasallam) said: "Every innovation
is misguidance and going astray"

Reported by Abu Daawood (no. 4607),
at-Tirmidhee (no. 2676) and it is
saheeh. Ibn Hajr authenticated it
Takhreej Ahaadeeth Ibn ul-Haajib
(1/137).

And he (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) also
said: "… and every innovation is
misguidance and all misguidance is in the
Hellfire."

Reported by an-Nasaa'ee (1/224) from
Jaabir bin Abdullaah and it is saheeh as
declared by Shaikh ul-Islaam Ibn
Taymiyyah in Majmoo' ul-Fataawaa
(3/58).

The Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi
wasallam) also warned against the
People of Innovation, from befriending,
supporting or taking from them saying:
"Whoever innovates or accommodates an
innovator then upon him is the curse of
Allaah, His Angels and the whole of
mankind."

Reported by Bukhaaree (12/41) and
Muslim (9/140)