Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 50

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْخَيَّاطُ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ أَبَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ عَمَلَ صَاحِبِ بِدْعَةٍ حَتَّى يَدَعَ بِدْعَتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abdullah ibn Said narrated to us: Bishr ibn Mansur al-Khayyat narrated to us, from Abu Zayd, from Abu al-Mughirah, from Abdullah ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah refuses to accept the deed of a person of innovation until he abandons his innovation.

Translation notes
  • The Arabic refers to the persons deed and says acceptance is refused until he leaves his innovation. The English witness adds good deeds, while the Arabic simply says deed or action.