How should one deal with those who take their religion from the Sufi shaykhs?
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Question:
The questioner says: We are from southern Russia, and many of those who claim to be Muslims there fall into major shirk (associating partners with Allah) because they take their religion from the Sufi shaykhs. His question is: How should we deal with these people? Do we treat them as we treat polytheists, or as we treat ignorant Muslims?
Answer:
So you know that they are polytheists, but do not leave them alone; call them to Allah, explain it to them. Perhaps they are ignorant. Call them to Allah and explain it to them. When you know the truth, explain it to them, so that perhaps Allah may guide them. If they do not accept it, then leave them and stay away from them.[Al-Qasas 28:56] Yes.
The questioner says: We are from southern Russia, and many of those who claim to be Muslims there fall into major shirk (associating partners with Allah) because they take their religion from the Sufi shaykhs. His question is: How should we deal with these people? Do we treat them as we treat polytheists, or as we treat ignorant Muslims?
Answer:
So you know that they are polytheists, but do not leave them alone; call them to Allah, explain it to them. Perhaps they are ignorant. Call them to Allah and explain it to them. When you know the truth, explain it to them, so that perhaps Allah may guide them. If they do not accept it, then leave them and stay away from them.
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما كيفية التعامل مع مَنْ يأخذون دينهم عن شيوخ الصوفية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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