بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

The upright jurist of Basra and the most intelligent of them- Salam Bin Abee Mutee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, “It is more beloved to me that I meet Allah with the scroll of Hajjaj than meet Him with the scroll of Amr Ibn Ubaid”. Amr Ibn Ubaid was a Zaahid (one who abstained from the unnecessary pleasurs of the worldly life) and a worshipper MaaShaa-Allah, but he was an innovator in religion and a misguided, while Al-Hajjaj was an evil doer, a blood shedder and a criminal. He [Salam Bin Abee Mutee] held that if he were to make a choice between meeting Allah with the scroll of Hajjaj and that of Amr Ibn Ubaid, he would choose to meet Allah with the scroll of Hajjaj-the blood shedder and oppressive evil doer. Why is this? (This is) due to his realisation regarding the danger and ugliness of bidah. It is enough for us that the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, described (bidah) in his khutbah as the worst of all affairs, as reported in the Hadith of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him.

An Excerpt from Al-Mawqif As-Saheeh Min Ahlil Bidah. page 12