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?Is there such a thing in religion called good bid'ah and evil bid'ah
The Qur'an and Sunnah have disapproved of religious innovation (bid'ah), which is anything initiated in the religion that does not have valid evidence in Islamic law.
The Prophet Sallah Allahu 'Alayhe wa Sallam said:"Whoever does an act of worship which is not in our religion will have that act rejected." (Muslim)
He also stated: "Every unprecedented affair in Islam is a bid'ah, every bid'ah is a deviation". (Muslim)
Imam Malik peace be upon him said about the meaning of the religion innovation: (The person who initiates a religious innovation is implicitly claiming that Muhammad Sallah Allahu 'Alayhe wa Sallam has been deceitful about conveying the message of Islam, since Allah Almighty said: ((Today I have perfected your religion for you and completed upon you my blessings ……..))[5:3]
There are some hadeeth which praise innovation in its linguistic meaning .The innovation in these narrations refers to an act of worship that was originally an Islamic practice, but later abandoned by Muslims. The Prophet Sallah Allahu Alayhe wa Sallam encouraged us to remind people of such valid acts of worship, as mentioned in the hadeeth: "He who introduces some good practice in Islam will receive the reward of it and the reward of those who followed him in this practice after him without decreasing their reward a bit "(Muslim)
This is the meaning of the saying of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) 'What a good innovation it is!'
The innovation Umar meant here was the Taraweeh prayers. It was legislated beforehand, as the Prophet Sallah Allahu 'Alayhe wa Sallam encouraged others to pray and he himself performed it in congregation for three days. He then, however, refrained from doing so due to the fear of it being taken as obligatory. Then at the time of Umar, he gathered the people and ordered it to be performed in congregation.
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