al-Muqaddimah/Prelude
The Following-Article is a Hujjah/Refutation, against “Good-Bid`ah” Culture. The Articles below literally pontificate/promote such a Culture.
What is Bid’ah? Part 1 – the ‘Good’ Bid’ah According to the Four Madhhabs of Fiqh
What is Bid’ah? Part 2 – The ‘Added’ Bid’ah & Examples from the Companions & the Madhhabs
What is a “Bid`ah-Hasanah” anyway?!!!
Any/all Beliefs, Statements, Actions, Trends, Customs, Celebrations, Festivals, etc. adopted by Muslims via any Religio-Context, which in spite of it not being Islāmically-Warranted: it’s deemed as a “Good-Thing” by Muslims whom do it.
What does “Bid`ah” actually mean anyway?!!!
Regular/Linguistic-Meaning:
Some New-Shit.
Islāmic/Legislative-Meaning:
Any Belief, Statement, Action, Trend, Custom, etc. adopted by Muslims (as a Religio-Practice) after Muhammad & as-Salaf/the Ancestors (as-Sahābah/the Companions & Generations1-&2 of at-Tābi`īn/the Followers) which opposes ash-Sharī`ah/Islāmic-Law.
(al-Bukhārī; Muslim; an-Nawawī; Lisān-ul-`Arab: Lexicon of the Arabic-Language, ibn-Manzhūr)
There’s Several-Types/Kinds of Things which Muslims have religio-adopted, which they pontificate/claim fall under the Pseudo-Concept of “Good-Bid`ah”. I’ll be giving Several-Examples of precisely what I mean, so that the Point is well understood holistically. It’s very essential, that I detail Multiple-Examples, so as to not potentially alienate/pick-on any exclusive Muslim-Demographics.
These so-called “Good-Bid`ahs” are the Following-Examples:
“Muslim/Islāmic-Name” Mythos
https://gbwrites.com/2011/08/27/themuslimnamefallacy/
https://gbwrites.com/2021/12/05/muslimnamefallacy/
https://gbwrites.com/2022/12/07/thedumbshitigothrough/
“Muslim/Islāmic-Dress” Mythos
https://gbwrites.com/2013/09/15/themuslimmodelorigins/
“People-Of-Knowledge” Mythos
https://gbwrites.com/2020/12/07/knowledgemonopoly/
https://gbwrites.com/2022/04/12/taqliqvsnotaqlid/
https://gbwrites.com/2023/07/20/revelationvsscholars/
“Kharajiyyah/Religio-Extremism” Culture
https://gbwrites.com/2022/07/13/religioextremismbreedscarnage/
https://gbwrites.com/2023/07/24/sectarianpatriotgames/
https://gbwrites.com/2023/09/21/refutationboycottingculture/
“Mawlid-Madness”
https://gbwrites.com/2012/02/05/mythoughtsonthemawlid/
https://gbwrites.com/2012/12/22/christmasisvsalmawlid/
https://gbwrites.com/2023/09/28/takfirmawlidfrenzy/
“Mahdī-Frenzy” Culture
https://gbwrites.com/2023/01/12/mahdifrenzyculture/
“Groupie-Culture”
https://gbwrites.com/2022/06/28/dangersandidiocyofhizbiyyah/
https://gbwrites.com/2020/11/01/groupieculture/
“Muslim-Ruler” Mythos
https://gbwrites.com/2022/12/16/muslimpolitics/
https://gbwrites.com/2019/09/23/toxicleadership/
“Takfīr-Culture”
https://gbwrites.com/2022/01/08/muslimviolence/
The Usūl/Origin-Stories behind the “Bid`ah-Hasanah” Mythos
The Discontinuation of at-Tarāwīh (Ramadhān Nite-Prayer) via Muhammad:
Muhammad was so concerned about their Ummah/Nation-Not overburdening them, with Things which Allah imposed upon them as Farā’id/Islāmic-Mandates, was always Top-Priorities. This by default is the Asbāb/Reasons why Allah made/sent Muhammad Rahmah lil-`Ālamīn/Mercy for the Universe. This was the Level of al-Muhabbah/Love which Muhammad had for their Ummah & that’s why the Muslims are Mafrūdh/Islāmically-Mandatory to love the Messenger-Of-Allah.
The Reinstatement of at-Tarāwīh via `Umar ibn-il-Khattāb:
It’s very obvious, via the Word-Usage: `Umar ibn-il-Khattāb was clearly being Highly-Sarcastic. There’s 0-Way, that al-Fārūq/the Critic (the Title which `Umar was known by) would ever co-sign any Bid`ah. However, there’s Muslims who’d dare assume that `Umar actually co-signing al-Bid`ah. And, because of this: the Muslims want to use `Umar’s-Statement, as a Pseudo-Justification, to pontificate/promote al-Bid`ah. Ironically, the Scenario of `Umar ibn-il-Khattāb stating “Bid`ah-Hasanah” was only uttered for this 1-Instance. But, there’s been Countless-Muslims since That-Time, sadly, who’ve deliberately committed at-Tahrīf/Distortion as per the Statement itself. And, they’ve purposefully inflated, exaggerated, the Context of the Statement to be manipulated/abused to suit/fit their own Devices/Desires.
“Good-Bid`ah” is a Pseudo-Concept, which must/should be rid from the Religio-Psyche of the Muslim.
Gareth Bryant
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