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**HornyMolly** · 02-03-2012, 02:08 AM

Salam,

Could someone explain the hadith : "Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error." (Abu Dawud)

It seems confusing because novelty and bidah as I understand essentially means "new". If I were to apply that meaning to the narration then it would mean: ".........for every *new matter* is an *new matter*, and every *new matter* is an error." Which does not make it a proper meaningful sentence.

02-03-2012, 02:08 AM	#1
HornyMolly Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 661 Senior Member	Salam, Could someone explain the hadith : "Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error." (Abu Dawud) It seems confusing because novelty and bidah as I understand essentially means "new". If I were to apply that meaning to the narration then it would mean: ".........for every new matter is an new matter, and every new matter is an error." Which does not make it a proper meaningful sentence.
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