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[quote]Any new innovation in Islam is Bid'at if it is against the teaching of the Quran and the Sunnah of our beloved prophet Muhammad(peace and slautation be upon him),specially if this innovation demolishes the sunnah of the prophet.
                     In a hadith in Mishkat sharief in which our beloved prophet(peace and slautation be upon him)said &quot;whosoever introduces a new belief in our Din which contradicts with it is rejected.&quot; He also said &quot;beaware of innovations,for every innovation(kullu Bid'at)is misguidance.&quot; But there is another hadith present in the same book which is in favour of good innovations,thus a hadith in Mishkat in babul 'ilm says&quot;He who sets a good precedent in Islam,there is reward for this(act of goodness)and a reward for him who acts according to it subsequently, without anyway deduction from their rewards and he who sets in islam an evil precedent there is upon him the burden of that,and the burden of him also who acts upon it subsequently,without any deduction from theor burdens.&quot;From this hadith we see that to introduce a nice way in Islam which is in accordance with the Quran and the sunnah will induce rewards and to do vice versa will provoke punishment.
                         If we assume that every new innovation or accretion is a Bid'at then the folllowig acts also come under new innovation which were not existing at the time of the prophet but Companions of the prophet performed it after the demise of the prophet.For example;compilation of the Quran,jamat tarawaih introduced by Umar-II,2nd azaan of jummah by Usman(ridwan Allah e talah alihim ajma'in),...

MUNEEB AHMAD CHASTI
Deptt.ISLAMIC STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR.

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