Dawlat_Moustafa on Nostr: "And the most evil affairs are their innovations" "وَشَرُّ ...

"And the most evil affairs are their innovations"
"وَشَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا"

During the past years, especially after 2019, I have started to notice the use of the word innovation as something rejected by Islam and an element used by western countries to attack Islam. I have mentioned above a part of a Hadith of prophet Mohamed peace be upon him and how it’s often translated in English. However, from the full Hadith in the following, it can be understood that the context intended is innovations in Religion, not in inventions or scientific discoveries (the term used in Arabic literally means something new/update. Like I said the context regards the Islamic religion).
ا خلال السنوات الماضية، وخاصة بعد عام 2019، بدأت ألاحظ استخدام كلمة المستحدثات innovation كشيء مرفوض في الإسلام وعنصر تستخدمه الدول الغربية لمهاجمة الإسلام. لقد ذكرت أعلاه جزءًا من حديث للنبي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم وكيف يتم ترجمته غالبًا إلى اللغة الإنجليزية. والحديث الكامل في ما يلي، ويمكن منه فهم أن السياق المقصود هو الاستحداث في الدين، وليس الاختراعات أو الاكتشافات العلمية (المصطلح المستخدم في اللغة العربية يعني حرفيًا شيئًا جديدًا / محدثًا. و لكن كما كتبت فإن السياق يتعلق بالدين الإسلامي).

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا خَطَبَ احْمَرَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَعَلَا صَوْتُهُ وَاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ حَتَّی کَأَنَّهُ مُنْذِرُ جَيْشٍ يَقُولُ صَبَّحَکُمْ وَمَسَّاکُمْ وَيَقُولُ بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةُ کَهَاتَيْنِ وَيَقْرُنُ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَی وَيَقُولُ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْحَدِيثِ کِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَخَيْرُ الْهُدَی هُدَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَشَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَکُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا أَوْلَی بِکُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ مَنْ تَرَکَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَکَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَإِلَيَّ وَعَلَيَّ

Translation:Jabir bin Abdullah (RA) said: When Allahs Messenger (may peace he upon him) delivered the sermon, his eyes became red, his voice rose. And his anger increased so that he was like one giving a warning against the enemy and saying:" The enemy has made a morning attack on you and in the evening too." He would also say:" The last Hour and I have been sent like these two." and he would join his forefinger and middle finger; and would further say:" The best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error." He would further say: "I am more dear to a Muslim even than his self; and he who left behind property that is for his family, and he who dies under debt or leaves children (in helplessness), the responsibility (of paying his debt and bringing up his children) lies on me."


As mentioned in my previous posts, seeking knowledge is highly recognized and religiously rewarded in Islam. And by doing so it’s normal to reach new discoveries or inventions (machines etc.); it’s a responsibility though to ensure that new discoveries don’t cause harm and that God’s limits are respected by the scientists or the people using it.
كما ذكرت في كتاباتي السابقة، فإن طلب العلم مستحب و له جزاءاً حسناً دينياً في الإسلام. ومن الطبيعي أن يؤدي طلب العلم إلى اكتشافات أو اختراعات جديدة (آلات وما إلى ذلك مستحدثة)؛ لكن من الواجب أن نضمن ألا تسبب الاكتشافات الجديدة ضررًا ومراعاة حدود الله من قبل العلماء أو الأشخاص الذين يستخدمونها.

أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ :" الْعُلَمَاءُ ثَلَاثَةٌ : فَرَجُلٌ عَاشَ فِي عِلْمِهِ وَعَاشَ مَعَهُ النَّاسُ فِيهِ، وَرَجُلٌ عَاشَ فِي عِلْمِهِ وَلَمْ يَعِشْ مَعَهُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ، وَرَجُلٌ عَاشَ النَّاسُ فِي عِلْمِهِ وَكَانَ وَبَالًا عَلَيْهِ "

We were told by Suleiman bin Harb, Hammad bin Zaid told us, about Ayyub, about Abu Qibala, he said: Abu Muslim Al-Khulani said: “People of knowledge are three: a man who lived in his knowledge and people lived with him in it, and a man lived in his knowledge and no one lived with him, and a man who in his knowledge lived people and was a curse on him.”

Prophet Mohamed peace be upon him wore Byzantine cloak, that was something new made by non-Muslims.
Al-Mughira b. Shu'ba said the Prophet wore a Byzantine cloak with narrow sleeves.
(Bukhari and Muslim.)
سيدنا محمد عليه الصلاة و السلام ارتدي جبة رومية و هي كانت مصنعة من غير المسلمين و مستحدثة علي الجبة التقليدية.
وَعَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَبِسَ جُبَّةً رُومِيَّةً ضَيِّقَةَ الْكُمَّيْنِ.

In the verses in the following mentioning prophet David peace be upon him and that God taught him to make armors; that was something new (an example of an industrial innovative).

وفي الآيات التالية التي تذكر بالنبي داود عليه السلام وأن الله علمه صناعة الدروع، كان ذلك شيئاً جديداً (مثالاً على الاستحداث او الابتكار الصناعي).

21:79 Al-Anbiyaa
فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].
21:80 Al-Anbiyaa
وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُمْ مِنْ بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ
And We taught him the making of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?

Knowledge and observation of the surroundings is a way to reason to find the signs of God in everything that is around that he created as in the following verse.

إن معرفة وملاحظة ما يحيط بنا هو وسيلة للتفكير لإيجاد علامات الله في كل ما هو حولنا مما خلقه كما في الاية التالية.
22:46 Al-Hajj
أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَا أَوْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا ۖ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى الْأَبْصَارُ وَلَٰكِنْ تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِ
So have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts.

In some cases the same sentence, "And the most evil affairs are their innovations", is used to deny the signs of God showed by me. And in this regard I recommend admitting the signs witnessed that have mentioning in prophet Mohamed Hadith, peace be upon him, anyways and that means that they are not something new or innovative religious-wise without making assumptions about what can happen in the future or things that are still unclear.

وفي بعض الأحيان تستخدم نفس الجملة "وَشَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا" لنفي آيات الله التي أظهرتها، وفي هذا الصدد أوصي بالاعتراف و عدم التكذيب بالعلامات التي شاهدتموها والتي ورد ذكرها في أحاديث النبي محمد عليه الصلاة والسلام على كل حال فهي ليست مستحدثة من الناحية الدينية أو بدعة دون افتراض ما يمكن أن يحدث في المستقبل أو أشياء لا تزال غير واضحة.