Following one of the paths of the Sufis to learn worship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people say that a servant must follow one of the paths of the Sufis to learn worship, just as he studies one of the schools of jurisprudence to understand Islamic law.
Answer:
This is a false statement. Sufism is an innovation, and it is not permissible for us to say that it is obligatory for the Muslim to become a Sufi first. No, it is not permissible for us to do this. We must follow the Sunnah, not Sufism. It is not part of the Sunnah; rather, it is an innovation. So whoever wants the truth should follow the Sunnah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people say that a servant must follow one of the paths of the Sufis to learn worship, just as he studies one of the schools of jurisprudence to understand Islamic law.
Answer:
This is a false statement. Sufism is an innovation, and it is not permissible for us to say that it is obligatory for the Muslim to become a Sufi first. No, it is not permissible for us to do this. We must follow the Sunnah, not Sufism. It is not part of the Sunnah; rather, it is an innovation. So whoever wants the truth should follow the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني عشر في علاج مرض القلب بالشيطان — islamhouse.com (1:06:33)
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