If the Sufis’ misguidance is more severe than that of the Jews and Christians, what is their ruling in Islam?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the Sufis’ misguidance is more severe than that of the Jews and Christians.
The Shaykh:
It is more severe in one aspect, as the Shaykh said, it is more severe in one aspect, and the Jews and Christians are more severe in another aspect. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So what is their ruling in Islam? What is said about them?
The Shaykh:
Their ruling is according to what they are upon. Whoever has shirk (associating partners with Allah) with him, and shirk with Allah the Exalted, then he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). Whoever departs from the Shari'ah and says, “I am not in need of the Shari'ah,” this is a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that. As for whoever has an error, he erred, because Sufism is not all the same. Some of it is an error that does not reach the level of disbelief, and some of it is disbelief and misguidance. So it varies, but all of it is not prescribed (mashru'). All of Sufism is not prescribed (mashru'). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the Sufis’ misguidance is more severe than that of the Jews and Christians.
The Shaykh:
It is more severe in one aspect, as the Shaykh said, it is more severe in one aspect, and the Jews and Christians are more severe in another aspect. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So what is their ruling in Islam? What is said about them?
The Shaykh:
Their ruling is according to what they are upon. Whoever has shirk (associating partners with Allah) with him, and shirk with Allah the Exalted, then he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). Whoever departs from the Shari'ah and says, “I am not in need of the Shari'ah,” this is a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that. As for whoever has an error, he erred, because Sufism is not all the same. Some of it is an error that does not reach the level of disbelief, and some of it is disbelief and misguidance. So it varies, but all of it is not prescribed (mashru'). All of Sufism is not prescribed (mashru'). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [437 /641] إذا كان الصوفية ضلالهم أشد من اليهود والنصارى؛ فما حكمهم في الإسلام؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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