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General remindersFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 25, 2026.

Not every new practice is bid'ah

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“The best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad.”

The khateeb, at 1:22

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In one sentence

Bid'ah is the introduction of an unsupported religious practice, while worldly innovations and practices grounded in the general principles of Sharia are not necessarily bid'ah.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Introduces hadith warnings against religious innovation and affirms the authority of the Quran and Prophetic guidance.
  2. Defines bid'ah as a religious matter, distinguishing worship from science, customs, and ordinary life.
  3. Explains that a practice is rejected when it falls outside the religion or contradicts Prophetic practice.
  4. Uses personal supplication, Taraweeh, and Quran compilation as examples of practices with legitimate precedent or basis.
  5. Concludes that believers should be cautious while examining whether practices conflict with Sharia or have a general foundation.
Try this week
Distinguish acts of worship from customs, science, and ordinary life before applying the bid'ah warning.
Do not claim that a permissible personal dua or practice is Sunnah without establishing that basis.
Examine whether a practice contradicts Sharia and whether it fits within a general religious principle.
Err on the side of caution and leave practices that clearly oppose the Sharia.
Sources the khateeb cited
Riyad as-SalihinUsed to warn that the best guidance is the Prophet's guidance and religious innovation is misguidance.
Sahih MuslimUsed to argue that introducing something outside the religious matter or contrary to Prophetic practice is rejected.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The best hadith is the Book of Allah and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad and the evil of things and all their events and all their misguidance.”
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Play from 1:22
“Some scholars divided bid'ah as good and bad. Good start, bad start.”
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Play from 5:06
“what Sayyidina Omar introduced, it is part of the Sunnah because the Prophet said, "Follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah which means the practice of the Khulafa."”
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“So it's good to be in the safe side and be extra precaution, but when you discuss the matter, you look at it, and it's not against the Tashreeh”
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Play from 16:53
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah explained that bid'ah refers specifically to introducing unsupported practices into religion, especially acts of worship. The speaker distinguished this from new developments in science, daily life, and other matters that do not oppose Sharia. He used personal supplication, Taraweeh, and compiling the Quran to show that some practices have a broader basis in Islam. The lesson was to be careful, but also to investigate whether something truly contradicts the religion before labeling it bid'ah. We should follow the Sunnah while leaving room for matters that remain permissible.

  1. What is the difference between a new religious practice and a new idea in everyday life?
  2. Why did the speaker discuss Umar’s organization of Taraweeh?
  3. How can we be careful without judging something too quickly?
Where it was given

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