Today we have easy access to water and therefore do not value water as it ought to, but a person will really understand the value of water when he doesn’t have even a sip of water. On the day of Qiyaamah a person will only get water from the Howdh-e-Kauthar. The people that made additions to Deen and invented new things in Deen will also be recognised by Rasulullah g as his Ummatis and will also be offered water. They will be recognised by the signs of Wudhu and Sajda. The angels will then inform Rasulullah g that these are the people that introduced new things into your Deen. It is mentioned in the narration that Rasulullah g who was sent as a mercy unto mankind will say, “Get away from here! Get away from here!”

If a person is hard natured, always screaming, shouting and swearing people shouts at a person then people will say that this is his temperament. Don’t worry about him. If a soft hearted, compassionate person does that, then we can imagine how terrible it will be. Rasulullah g is an embodiment of mercy yet he will turn these people away on the day of Qiyaamah. From here we learn that we should check whether our Deen is in conformity with the Quraan Sharif and teachings of Rasulullah g or have we added to the Deen. If there are any additions then we should fear our condition on the day of Qiyaamah.

The result of altering our Deen

We will give an example to explain the seriousness of the matter and how does a complete change occurs. The queen had given birth to a baby. If the queen of England had given birth to a child then it will be on twitter, facebook, etc. Whilst the message was being spread someone asked, “How is the baby?” Someone answered that the baby is dark in complexion. Later another person said that the baby is black in colour. Thereafter the news spread that the baby was black like a bat, and finally the rumour spread that a bat was born. Now we should ponder, how did the news commence and where did it reach.

Similarly if people start making changes to the Deen of Rasulullah g then what will the end result of Deen be? It will be a completely changed Deen. We may satisfy ourselves that we are upon Deen, following Rasulullah g and we are Aashiq-e-Rasul g but it is not the correct Deen.

Just to give another example of this, a person that was newly married had purchased a trouser. He requested his wife to shorten the trouser as it is too long. The wife said, “I am busy preparing rotis with ghee, with flour and oil on my hands. Your elderly mother does nothing throughout the day except picking fights with me therefore you should request her to shorten the trouser. He then went to his mother who said, “I have served you throughout my life but now that you are married it is your wife’s duty to serve you.” He then went to his sister who responded in a similar manner as the mother had done. In a state of depression he went to bed and hung his pants on a hook. Later the wife thought to herself that my husband had asked me for a favour in such a kind manner and this was the first time that he requested a favour. She shortened the trouser a little. Then the mother thought to herself, what a good son she has who always fulfils her needs so she also shortened his trouser a little more. Thereafter the sister thought of her brother and shortened it even further. He now ended up with a very short trouser.

We also make alterations to our Deen in a similar manner. If we don’t keep a beard then who says that we not Muslims. We are still considered to be Muslims. If I am unable to wake up for Fajr as it is too early in summer or too cold in winter then who says that I am not a Muslim. I am still considered as a Muslim. So, one could either add in Deen with innovations or may subtract in Deen to such an extent that nothing is left. Most of the Muhadditeen have a chapter dedicated to holding firmly onto the Sunnat of Rasulullah g. The purpose of this chapter is to show us the importance of holding onto Sunnats without adding or subtracting from Deen.