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Ramadan: If Bid'ah a sin then what is your excellent Sin?

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prayed at night the whole month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." Ibn Shihab (a sub-narrator) said, "Allah's Apostle died and the people continued observing that (i.e. Nawafil offered individually, not in congregation), and it remained as it was during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr and in the early days of 'Umar's Caliphate." 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Qari said, "I went out in the company of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups. A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'in my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b. Then on another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind their reciter. On that, 'Umar remarked, 'what an excellent Bid'ah(i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are offering.' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night(Tahajjut). (In those days) people used to pray in the early part of the night." Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 32, Number 227

Public Comments

1. the favourite game of UMER in leisure times was to show interest in boys actually he had no any interest in women! that was his problem! he was first gay in islam!
2. wahabies are gay they are following Omer , proof is give below , must see these videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E72IMEo9IpA&feature=channel_page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ARk7AIfY6Y
3. Know that every example that the misguided bring from the actions of the companions to prove their belief of a 'good innovation', is invalid and it just shows their weak understanding of the Sunnah of Muhammad (SAW), for all of these examples have a clear basis in the Sharee'ah, or occurred due to necessity, or from ijtihaad. Insha'allaah I will mention a few of their arguments When Umar (RA) was caliph, he collected the Muslims to pray in congregation for taraaweeh prayers and said, "what a good bid'ah this is" (Bukhaaree), Evidence is derived from this for 'bid'ah hasanah' but of course they have misunderstood the true intent of Umar which can be clearly understood if one were to quote the context of this narration. When the Prophet (SAW) first prayed taraaweeh, the Muslims used to pray taraaweeh individually or in small groups, and then for three nights they prayed in one congregation behind the Prophet (SAW), and after this he stopped them doing so by saying, "I feared that it would become obligatory upon you." So after this again, the Muslims would pray individually or in small groups, and they remained like this throughout the rule of Abu Bakr and the beginning of the rule of Umar. Then Umar came to the Mosque and saw the Muslims praying in small groups and so gathered them as one jamaa'ah to pray behind Ubayy bin Ka'b and Tameem ad-Daaree and stated the above phrase. This context is reported in Bukhaaree, the Muwatta and others. Firstly: how can the action of Umar be considered to be new when the Prophet (SAW) did it in his lifetime. Not only that but the Muslims were also in the habit of praying in small groups as well. Hence the praying of taraaweeh in jamaa'ah was well established in the sunnah and the practice of the sahaabah? Secondly: The Prophet (SAW) gave the reason why he stopped the congregational prayer, for the revelation was still descending, and he feared that praying in obligation might become obligatory upon his nation, and that this might lead to be hard on them. After the death of Muhammad (SAW) revelation ceased so this fear was no longer present. Hence Umar (RA) reinstated the congregation during his rule because he knew his action could not be made obligatory upon the ummah. Thirdly: all the companions agreed to this action of Umar (RA), there was a consensus (ijmaa) on this. And the scholars of usul have stated that a consensus cannot occur except when there is a clear text for it in the Sharee'ah. Fourth: So how do we understand this statement of Umar, "what a good bid'ah this is" when this action that Umar called a bid'ah was done by the Prophet (SAW)? Bid'ah here can only be understood in it's linguistic sense and not in it's Sharee'ah sense i.e. when Umar said this he did not mean it in the legal sense that we may understand it today. For how many are the words that mean one thing in the language, but another thing in the Sharee'ah! The linguistic sense is: something new, because praying in one congregation was not present in the rule of Abu Bakr and the earlier period of his own rule. Hence Abu Yusuf said, "I asked Abu Haneefah about the taraaweeh and what Umar did and he replied, 'the taraaweeh is a stressed sunnah, and Umar did not do that from his own opinion, and neither was there in his action any innovation, and he did not enjoin it except that there was a foundation for it with him and authorisation from the Prophet…" ['Sharh Mukhtaar' as quoted from in 'al-Ibdaa' (pg. 80) of Shaykh Alee Mahfooz] The hadeeth, "whosoever starts in Islaam a good practice (sunnah), he gets the reward of it and the reward of all those that act on it. And whosoever starts in Islaam an evil practice (sunnah), he gets the evil of it and the evil of all those that act on it." (Muslim)
4. Proof that Abdul Wahab was gay check this WAHABIES YOUR FOUNDER IS GAY! ACCORDING TO BOOK GLIMPSE ON ASIAN ETHICS WRITTEN BY SIR JOHN MARSHALL TRANSLATED FRENCH ( PRINTED IN BELGIUM ) PAGE NO 163 CONTENT 1.4.6 ( HE ALSO MENTIONED SOME OTHER WITNESSES ABOUT IT ON OTHER CONTENTS OF SAME BOOK ) " ABDUL WAHAB WAS USED TO KEEP BOYS FOR ....... HE PAID BOYS FOR ........... , ALTHOUGH ARAB CULTURE IS FULL OF LIFE AND VERY COLOURFUL...... HOWEVER THEY ARE FOND OF BELLYDANCE"
5. his most excellent bidah is being gay. like imam ali (as) said, if it wasnt for umar people would be commiting such sins.