THE EVIL OF THE BID’AH
‘SEERAH’ JALSAH
“This Day have I ( Allah) perfected for you your Deen, and completed for you My Favour, and chosen for you Islam as your Deen.”
(Qur’aan)
The worse crime and sin is committed by Muslims Bid’ah – the innovation of practices/customs into the Deen. It is worse than zina and murder, for it is tantamount to digging up the foundations of Islam and destroying it. It is the best and most cunning ploy of shaitaan with which he entraps even men of learning. Even genuine Walis have been misled with Bid’ah. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
“One Faqeeh is harder on shaitaan than a thousand Buzrugs (Aabideen – genuine saintly Men of Allah who devote their lives to Ibaadat).”