Hadith on Bidah: You do not know what they innovated after you

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Some of my companions will come towards me at the Fountain in the Hereafter until I recognize them. They will be taken away from me, then I will say: My companions! It will be said: You do not know what they innovated after you.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6582, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2304

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَيَرِدَنَّ عَلَىَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي الْحَوْضَ حَتَّى عَرَفْتُهُمُ اخْتُلِجُوا دُونِي فَأَقُولُ أَصْحَابِي‏ فَيَقُولُ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ

صحيح البخاري كتاب الرقاق باب في الحوض 6582

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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