Where Do We Draw the Line on Bid‘ah?

08/25/26 | Special Topics with Shaykh Yasir Qadhi

Is celebrating the Mawlid an act of love, or an impermissible innovation? In this lecture, Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi explains why this debate exists, exploring the psychology behind our biases and walking through real historical examples from the Sahaba where both groups use the same evidence to reach opposite conclusions, and why humility, empathy, and tolerance matter more than picking a side.

0:00 – 0:35 — Highlights
0:36 – 1:24 — Introduction
1:25 – 7:45 — The Psychology Behind Every Argument
7:46 – 10:53 — Why I Won’t Take a Side
10:54 – 14:49 — Same Evidence, Opposite Conclusions
14:50 – 20:04 — Common Ground & Defining Bid’ah
20:05 – 33:20 — Examples Both Sides Use
33:21 – 40:13 — The Practices Nobody Questions
40:14 – 45:28 — The Ayah That Settles Everything

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Produced by: MAQAMAT INSTITUTION
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