What is the relationship of al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad and Bashr al-Hafi with the Sufis?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad, Bashr al-Hafi, and others among the imams of the Salaf called Sufis? Is this correct?
Answer:
Worshippers, they are called worshippers. They were not called Sufis; rather, they were called the ascetics and the worshippers. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad, Bashr al-Hafi, and others among the imams of the Salaf called Sufis? Is this correct?
Answer:
Worshippers, they are called worshippers. They were not called Sufis; rather, they were called the ascetics and the worshippers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [635 -1024] ما علاقة الفضيل بن عياض وبشر الحافي بالصوفية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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