legally unobjectionable. [A]mong the accepted practices of our time are decorating and furnishing the mosques, and expending great sums of money on their ornate construction and fine rugs which were then considered innovations. These were introduced by the pilgrims, since the early Muslims seldom placed anything on the ground during prayer. Similarly disputation and debate are among the most honoured disciples of the day and are numbered among the best meritorious works (qarubat): nevertheless they were among the taboos at the time of the Companions. The same is true of the chanting (talhiri) of the Quran and the call for prayer, going to excess in matters of cleanliness and being over fastidious in matters of ceremonial purity, ruling clothes unclean on petty and far-fetched grounds, and, at the same time, being lax in ruling foods lawful and unlawful as well as many other like things. He quoted Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman approvingly: "Strange as it may seem, accepted practices of today are the taboos of a day gone by. ... And the taboos of today are the accepted practices of a day yet to come." See also Ghulat Glossary of Islam Index of Islam-related articles Outline of Islam Ikhtilaf Verse of Obedience Uli al-amr References Further reading Keller, Nuh Ha Mim. (1995). The Concept of Bida in the Islamic Sharia. Muslim Academy Trust. . Abdullah, 'Umar Faruq, "Heaven", in Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God (2 vols.), Edited by C. Fitzpatrick and A. Walker, Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, 2014, Vol I, pp. 251–254. External links Sunni view The Perfection of the Sharia and an Exposition of the Reprehensible Innovations That Have Crept Into Islam Innovation in Light of the Perfection of the Shari'ah Shaykh Uthaymeen on innovations(redirects to survey) Expounding Bidah Bidah: a Detailed Explanation from Living Islam Innovation and Creativity in Islam by Dr. Umar Fard Abd-Allah (404) Shia view Introduction to Bidah from the Shia website Answering Ansar (password restricted) Detailed Explanation of the Shia view on Bidah (password restricted) Arabic words and phrases in Sharia Heresy Islamic terminology