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Guiding Principles
Bid'ah
Innovation in religion (bid'ah) is prohibited. Every religious practice must be based on the Quran and Sunnah, not on later inventions.
5 statements
1
Warning
"Every innovation is a religious innovation, and every innovation is misguidance."
2
Lawful
"Nothing is lawful except what Allah and His messenger have made lawful."
3
Unlawful
"Nothing is unlawful except what Allah and His messenger have made unlawful."
4
Path
"Following (the Sunnah) is the path of guidance; abandoning it is misguidance."
5
Caution
"Beware of newly invented matters, for every innovation is misguidance."
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