Are all the Sufis in this age considered polytheists, or are there Sufis who are not polytheists?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are all the Sufis existing in this age considered polytheists, or are there Sufis who are not polytheists?
Answer:
The Sufis are not all the same. Whoever calls upon other than Allah, slaughters for other than Allah, or makes vows for other than Allah is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). As for the one who holds to asceticism, scrupulousness, and austerity, and leaves off some permissible things, this is an error, but it does not reach the level of kufr (disbelief). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are all the Sufis existing in this age considered polytheists, or are there Sufis who are not polytheists?
Answer:
The Sufis are not all the same. Whoever calls upon other than Allah, slaughters for other than Allah, or makes vows for other than Allah is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). As for the one who holds to asceticism, scrupulousness, and austerity, and leaves off some permissible things, this is an error, but it does not reach the level of kufr (disbelief). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [337 -858] هل جميع الصوفية في هذا الزمان يعتبرون مشركين، أم أن هناك صوفية غير مشركين؟ — youtube.com
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