Prayer Behind the Sufis Who Exaggerate in the Awliya and the Graves
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, there are many Sufi paths, including the Tijaniyyah, and all of them have exaggeration regarding the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the graves. His question is: Do we pray behind these people?
Answer:
No, you do not pray behind the one who has exaggeration regarding the graves. The one who has exaggeration regarding the graves calls upon the dead, or he knows that he slaughters for them and makes vows to them, or he says that they benefit and harm, you do not pray behind him. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, there are many Sufi paths, including the Tijaniyyah, and all of them have exaggeration regarding the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the graves. His question is: Do we pray behind these people?
Answer:
No, you do not pray behind the one who has exaggeration regarding the graves. The one who has exaggeration regarding the graves calls upon the dead, or he knows that he slaughters for them and makes vows to them, or he says that they benefit and harm, you do not pray behind him. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده : أنه يُحسّن إلى أرباب التخلي والزهد والرياضة العمل بها — islamhouse.com (1:09:59)
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