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What is the ruling on the claim of some Sufis that they are praying in al-Masjid al-Haram despite being far away from it?

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Question:
Some of the shaykhs of the Sufis say that they are praying in al-Masjid al-Haram, even though they are in a place that is very far away, and they do not pray with the people. What is the ruling regarding them? And are they to be believed in this?

Answer:
They are disbelievers in this. They are disbelievers in this. Because they abandon the prayer, saying, "We are praying in al-Masjid al-Haram." This is deception of the people and lying. And if it is true that they are praying in al-Masjid al-Haram, then it is the jinn who are carrying them. The jinn carry them and fly with them. Because they obeyed the jinn and submitted to them, so they served them. The jinn serve them because they disbelieved in Allah and obeyed the jinn, so they served them.
In any case, this is from lying and deception. And it is narrated that a group were praying with them, and one was sleeping. They said, "Wake up this sleeper." They said, "No, he is praying in al-Masjid al-Haram." He wants to sleep and tells them, "I am going to pray in al-Masjid al-Haram." They believe him in this. Because he is one of the awliya (close friends of Allah), they say. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [636 -1024] ما حكم دعوى بعض الصوفية أنهم يصلون في المسجد الحرام مع بعدهم عنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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