IslamCrunch » clothes http://islamcrunch.com News . Media . Technology . Web 2.0 . Islam . Muslims Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:56:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= 5 Levels of Bidah (innovation) in 5 Minutes or Less http://islamcrunch.com/archives/5-levels-of-bidah-innovation-in-5-minutes-or-less/ http://islamcrunch.com/archives/5-levels-of-bidah-innovation-in-5-minutes-or-less/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:48:33 +0000 Mikael Pittam http://islamcrunch.com/archives/5-levels-of-bidah-innovation-in-5-minutes-or-less/ Today, a new Muslim wrote to me and asked me about whether a certain practice was innovation or sunnah. Up front, I informed him that I am not a scholar and not in a position to give him an answer. I offered my opinion and then shared with him some notes that I had taken from a class with Sidi Yahya Rhodus.

Here are the 5 levels of bidah (innovation) in 5 minutes or less:

  • necessary (wajib)
  • acceptable (mandub)
  • neutral (mubah)
  • disliked (makruh)
  • forbidden (haram)

Wajib: Understanding theology
Mandub: building schools, writing books of knowledge
Mubah: Wearing different styles of clothes, taking airplanes
Makruh: Overly decorating mosques
Haram: Changing integrals of prayer

Before we decide to label an action or deed as an innovation, consider the 5 levels.

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