The ruling on a Sufi shepherd continuing to work
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The questioner:
We move on to Ali al-Sa'id from al-Kharj. Yes. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Please go ahead. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings, Shaykh Salih. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy. My righteous brother, I have a shepherd, and I discovered that he is a Sufi. Is it permissible for him to continue working for me, or should I dismiss him? May Allah bless you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
And what happens? What happens to him? I mean, he does something reprehensible.
The questioner:
It happens that he does something reprehensible, meaning in the prayers, and he neglects the prayer for a lot of the time.
The Shaykh:
What happens? What does he do?
The questioner:
According to the Shaykh, we discovered he was a Sufi, so we asked him, and he said, "I don't have any proof to bring you," so we understood from his words that he was a Sufi.
The Shaykh:
If he calls people to Sufism, or if he does actions that conflict with the conditions of prayer or the rulings of prayer, then you advise him and clarify the matter to him. Perhaps he is ignorant, so you clarify it to him. If he does not accept, you terminate his contract and dismiss him. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
May Allah welcome you
We move on to Ali al-Sa'id from al-Kharj. Yes. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Please go ahead. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings, Shaykh Salih. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy. My righteous brother, I have a shepherd, and I discovered that he is a Sufi. Is it permissible for him to continue working for me, or should I dismiss him? May Allah bless you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
And what happens? What happens to him? I mean, he does something reprehensible.
The questioner:
It happens that he does something reprehensible, meaning in the prayers, and he neglects the prayer for a lot of the time.
The Shaykh:
What happens? What does he do?
The questioner:
According to the Shaykh, we discovered he was a Sufi, so we asked him, and he said, "I don't have any proof to bring you," so we understood from his words that he was a Sufi.
The Shaykh:
If he calls people to Sufism, or if he does actions that conflict with the conditions of prayer or the rulings of prayer, then you advise him and clarify the matter to him. Perhaps he is ignorant, so you clarify it to him. If he does not accept, you terminate his contract and dismiss him. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
May Allah welcome you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (025) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1434-02-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (32:11)
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