(a)” man ‘ahadatha fi ‘amrina hadha …(Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi)
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(b)” man ‘ahadatha fi ‘amrina hadha …(Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi)
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(c)” man ‘ahadatha fi ‘amrina hadha …(Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi)
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Explanation
(a)Man ' ahdatha fi'amrina hadha ma laysa minhu fahuwa raddun wafi riwayatin li Muslimin 'Man 'amila 'amalan laysa alayhi amruna fahuwa raddun.
(b)"Whosoever introduces into this affair of ours (i.e. into Islam) something that does not belong to it, it is to be rejected."
(c)This hadith is related to a very important concept which is following the Sunnah and violating this concept will lead to bida'ah. Scholars classify actions of the Prophet(S.A.W.) into actions done for the purpose of Ibadah (worshiping Allah) and actions which are not done for that purpose (i.e.
customs, actions done haphazardly, etc.). There are clear indicators for actions done for the purpose of Ibadah such as commands to do or not to do something, warnings for not doing something, etc.
Muslims are only obliged to follow the first kind of Sunnah.
Looking at it in a positive way, the actions (i.e.forms of ibadah) that we do should be done in accordance with the Shariah or the Sunnah of the Prophet(S.A.W.)