Do the Sufis fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted: (And they think that they are doing well)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Do the Sufis fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Kahf 18:104]? And what is the meaning of this verse? Does it contain a refutation of the people of desires and religious innovations (bid'ah)?
Answer:
There is no doubt[Al-Kahf 18:103-104] that whoever is on misguidance while thinking he is on the right path falls under this verse.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Do the Sufis fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted,
they think that they are doing well in work."
يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًاAnswer:
There is no doubt
(103) Say, [O Muhammad], "Shall we [believers] inform you of the greatest losers as to [their] deeds? (104) [They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِالْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَالًا الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [107 -858] هل الصوفية يدخلون في قول الله تعالى: (وهم يحسبون أنهم يحسنون صنعا)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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