Bid'at (innovation) is something that has no Islamic basis. A thing which is not proved from the Holy Quran and Hadith, as in practice at the time of the Holy Prophet, his companions, but is now done as religious duty.

The Prophet (saw) has condemned one who indulges in innovation and called them "destroyer of the religion". There are literally thousands of examples of Bid'at!

• To build graves of hard bricks
• To build domes on graves
• To light candles near graves
• To spread sheets and covers on graves
• To gather for feast after a death in a house
• To wear garlands in marriage