The Difference between Sin & Bida

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Ibn al-Qayyim –Rahimullaah- said:

"قُبُورُ فُسَّاقِ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَقُبُورُ عُبَّادِ

 أَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ حُفْرَةٌ مِنْ حُفَرِ النَّارِ، وَالتَّمَسُّكُ بِالسُّنَّةِ يُكَفِّرُ الْكَبَائِرَ،

 كَمَا أَنَّ مُخَالَفَةَ السُّنَّةِ تُحْبِطُ الْحَسَنَاتِ، وَأَهْلُ السُّنَّةِ إنْ قَعَدَتْ

 بِهِمْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ قَامَتْ بِهِمْ عَقَائِدُهُمْ، وَأَهْلُ الْبِدَعِ إذَا قَامَتْ بِهِمْ

 أَعْمَالُهُمْ قَعَدَتْ بِهِمْ عَقَائِدُهُمْ”اهـ

“The graves of the evil ones from the people of Sunnah are gardens from the gardens of Paradise. The graves of the worshippers from the people of Bida are trenches from the trenches of the Hell fire. Adhering to the Sunnah expiates major sins just as opposing the Sunnah cancels out good deeds. If the people of Sunnah are held back due to their actions then they are strengthened with their beliefs (Aqeedah). If the people of Bida are strengthened due to their actions then they are held back due to their beliefs (Aqeedah). 

[I’laam al-Muwaqaeen un Rabil Alameen 3/329]

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قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله : “كثرة الذنوب مع صحة التوحيد خير من قلة الذنوب مع فساد

1/466  التوحيد” اﻹ‌ستقامة ص 

Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah –rahimullaah- said: 

كثرة الذنوب مع صحة التوحيد خير من قلة الذنوب مع فساد التوحيد

 ‘Having the correct Tawheed along with a lot of sins is better than having a few sins and having the incorrect Tawheed.’

[Al-Istiqamma 1/466]

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Selected from the article CONCEALMENT OF SINS SERIES: PART FIVE under The Difference between Sin & Bida

 

Written & Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya of FollowingtheSunnah.com

 

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