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The Prophet warned, ”You must follow my prophetic way and the way of the rightly guided Caliphs. Cling to it voraciously and beware of new things. New things are innovations and each innovation (which is not in accordance with the principals of Islam) is misguidance."

In addition to this warning Jabar reported having heard, "Each misguidance is in the Fire." (Shaykh Darwish added: Scholars say innovations are either negative or positive. Those in keeping with Islamic principals are positive, whereas those which are negative are those against Islamic principals. Both types are categorized under the five jurisprudence classifications which are: obligatory, forbidden, likeable, dislikable, permission either to practice something or not to practice it.)

Abu Rafi' narrates that the Prophet told his Companions, "Do not let any one of you be found reclining on his bed after hearing news of my order that either commands or forbids, so that later on he says, 'I do not know, I follow only what is found in the Book of Allah.'" (Shaykh Darwish commented: Unfortunately in Syria and also in several western countries a false innovated doctrine has arisen. Adherents wear "T" shirts proclaiming statements such as, "The People of Koran". These people cannot be considered to be representative of their claim in fact they are the opposite. )

Lady Ayesha, Mother of Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, tells us that the Messenger of Allah would do something in order to simplify a matter for his followers. However, there were some who were negligent from its doing. When news of their negligence reached the Prophet he would praise Allah and say, "What do you think of people who neglect to do something I myself do? By Allah, my knowledge of Allah is greater than theirs and my fear of Allah is greater than theirs!"

The Prophet said "Whosoever abandons my prophetic way is not of me."
(Shaykh Darwish added: when we learn that the prophet practiced something we should follow as much as we can, but if he ordered us not to do something we should stop immediately. However, if he did not do something, there is no obligation to refrain from its doing unless it is subject to prohibition.)

The Prophet warned of times to come saying, "The children of Israel divided into seventy-two sects. My nation will divide into seventy-three, all will be in the Fire except one." The Companions asked who would be the exception whereupon he replied, "They are those who establish themselves on what I and my Companions do today." (Shaykh Darwish added: Most of these sects came into existence then vanished. Some of these sects had good manners and were neither given to lying nor cheating. However this cannot be said of the Kharijites whose example was revived by ibn Taymia and then by the Wahabis known for their distortions, fabrications and falsifications of Islamic literature and creed.

An outrageous example of their distortion, fabrication and lies became apparent