On the Sufis' statement: "The prophets narrowed the path." Do they mean: that Allah is worshipped even by a path other than that of the prophets?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the Sufis' statement that the prophets narrowed the path, does that mean they consider all prophets to be a path to Allah? Yes. He says: Regarding the Sufis' statement that the prophets narrowed the path, does that mean they consider all religions to be a path to Allah?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, it is so. They hold that the objective is for a person to know Allah, to know Allah, and that he takes directly from Allah without needing the prophets. This has been mentioned repeatedly to you. This is similar to what they say now about the scholars and the followers of the scholars, that they have made things difficult for the people. They say this is similar to what those people said, that they made things difficult for the people. Did they not make things difficult for the people? Because they say, "This is lawful, this is forbidden, this is obligatory," and they say, "Do not make things difficult for the people; you are being too strict with them." Every group has an heir, and these people are like those. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the Sufis' statement that the prophets narrowed the path, does that mean they consider all prophets to be a path to Allah? Yes. He says: Regarding the Sufis' statement that the prophets narrowed the path, does that mean they consider all religions to be a path to Allah?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, it is so. They hold that the objective is for a person to know Allah, to know Allah, and that he takes directly from Allah without needing the prophets. This has been mentioned repeatedly to you. This is similar to what they say now about the scholars and the followers of the scholars, that they have made things difficult for the people. They say this is similar to what those people said, that they made things difficult for the people. Did they not make things difficult for the people? Because they say, "This is lawful, this is forbidden, this is obligatory," and they say, "Do not make things difficult for the people; you are being too strict with them." Every group has an heir, and these people are like those. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [196 -858] في قول الصوفية: إن الأنبياء ضيقوا الطريق، هل يعنون: أن الله يُعبد ولو غير طريق الأنبياء؟ — youtube.com
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