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عن ام المؤمنين أم عبد الله عـائـشة رضي الله
عنها ، قالت : قال رسول الله صلي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم (من أحدث في أمرنا هـذا
مـا لـيـس مـنه فهـو رد ). رواه الـبـخـاري [ رقم : 2697 ] ، ومسلم [ رقم :1718 ].
وفي رواية لمسلم : ( مـن عـمـل عـمـلا لـيـس عـلـيه أمـرنا فهـو رد
On the authority of the Mother of the Faithful, Umm `Abdillaah
`Aaishah (radi Allaahu 'anhaa) , who said: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaau
alayhi wa sallam) said:
“He who innovates something in this matter of ours [i.e.
 Islaam] that is not of it will have it rejected [by Allaah]”. [Related by
al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
In one version by Muslim it reads: He who does an act which
we have not commanded, will have it rejected [by Allaah].
Explanation of Hadeeth Number 5
This hadeeth is a Great Principle from amongst the Principles
of the Religion, and it is an example of the Perfect and Concise Speech of the
Messenger sallAllaahu alayhi wa Salaam, as in it is found a clear rejection of
every innovation (bid'ah) and every innovator. And this hadeeth is also used as
a proof of the invalidity of every contract prohibited by the Sharee'ah, and
also by some of the scholars of Usool ul-Fiqh when they say that a prohibition
implies the invalidity of that action.
And in the second narration which states that
"He who does an act which we have not commanded, will
have it rejected" there is a clear and unequivocal command to leave all
things which are newly introduced into the religion, whether the person invents
that action himself or whether he follows someone else who has preceeded him.
For verily some of the obstinate innovators give as a proof for their innovation
the fact that they themselves have not introduced the innovation, but rather
they are following the action of someone else - and they use the first hadeeth
above to show that they are then not blameworthy.
And this hadeeth should be acted upon meticulously in all our
affairs, and it should be preserved and spread amongst the people and used as an
evidence to show the invalidity of all innovations and evil actions, for verily
it includes in its meaning all of that.
However, as for the Furoo' (branches) of knowledge which are
established from the Usool (basic principles) and which do not depart from the
Sunnah, then these are not referred to by this hadeeth. For example, the writing
down of the Qur'aan as a Mus-haf by 'Uthmaan (radiAllaauh 'anhu), or the
establishment of the various madhhabs in Fiqh (Schools of Jurisprudence), which
are from the understanding of the Mujtahid scholars of Fiqh, those who built the
matters of Furoo' upon the Usool (which are the statements of the Prophet
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam). And also, from amongst the matters not included
in this hadeeth is the writing of books on subjects such as Grammar, or
Arithmetic, or the Laws of Inheritance, and other than that from the sciences
that are built upon the statements and commands of the Messenger of Allaah
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.
Summary
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That anything new introduced in the matter of worship,
which has not already been given sanction from the Qur'aan and the Sunnah
will not be accepted by Allaah.
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That anything new incorporated into the Deen must be
thrown away and rejected by the Muslims.
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