Punishment of Innovation

“There was a man in the former times who sought the worldly matters by permissible means but was not able to. So, he sought it by prohibited means, but he was not able to. So, Satan came up to him and said, ‘O you! You…

An infallible Imam says that every innovation is misguidance and every misguidance leads to Hell.

“The lowest form of polytheism is to invent a new religion and hate and love according to it.”

Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) was asked, “What is the lowest form of idol-worship?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Creating a new religion and loving and hating people on the basis of it.”

“The Almighty Allah will not accept the repentance of a person who starts an innovation.” He was asked, “Why is it so?” He replied, “It is because the person has kept the love of innovation in his heart.”

“A person who takes a single step towards a person who does innovation and respects him is certainly like a person who has taken a step to destroy Islam.”