The Ruling on Considering the Sufis to be Among the People of the Sunnah
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are the Sufis considered to be among the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
In principle, yes. But how many leave the people of the Sunnah, and how many apostatize from the people of the Sunnah and the community? A person may be among the people of the Sunnah and the community and then apostatize. If he worships the graves, he apostatizes, even if his origin was among the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are the Sufis considered to be among the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
In principle, yes. But how many leave the people of the Sunnah, and how many apostatize from the people of the Sunnah and the community? A person may be among the people of the Sunnah and the community and then apostatize. If he worships the graves, he apostatizes, even if his origin was among the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تُعتبر الصوفية من أهل السُّنَّة والجماعة؟ وكيف يكون التعامل مع من يدافع عن الصوفية؟ — youtube.com
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