

Islam is complete and perfect, leaving no room for religious innovation or personal desires. Allah said: “This day I have perfected for you your religion, completed My favor upon you, and have approved for you Islām as your religion.” The Prophet ﷺ likewise warned that “…and the worst of affairs are newly-invented matters; and every newly-invented matter is an innovation (bidʿah), and every innovation is misguidance.”

Worship (ʿibādah) in Islam is not left to human reasoning or desire. It is defined and perfected through the Qur’an and Sunnah. Among the greatest signs of the Sunnah’s wisdom is its balance: it sometimes prohibits certain acts of worship at specific times while opening other doors of worship, ensuring that devotion remains in harmony with divine guidance.

The Qur’ān and ḥadīth repeatedly warn against claiming knowledge one does not have, especially in matters of Allah’s Word and Religion. Allah commands the believers: “And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge”. Ibn ʿAbbās explains: “This means do not say (anything) of which you have no knowledge… Allah forbids speaking without knowledge”. Likewise Allah admonishes: “…And (that) you say about Allāh what you do not know”. This severe warning is echoed by the Prophets Statement: “Whoever says about the Qur’ān without knowledge, let him take his seat in the Fire.” (narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās, graded ḥasan).
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