Warning Against the Sufis on the Claim of Their Love for Allah and His Messenger
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people say that the Sufis love Allah and His Messenger, so it is not permissible to warn against their actions; rather, they should be treated with gentleness and softness, because they are lovers of Allah and His Messenger. Is what they mention correct?
Answer:
They love Allah and His Messenger with an innovative love that is not a correct love. The one who loves Allah and His Messenger follows the Book and the Sunnah; that is the one who loves Allah and His Messenger.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people say that the Sufis love Allah and His Messenger, so it is not permissible to warn against their actions; rather, they should be treated with gentleness and softness, because they are lovers of Allah and His Messenger. Is what they mention correct?
Answer:
They love Allah and His Messenger with an innovative love that is not a correct love. The one who loves Allah and His Messenger follows the Book and the Sunnah; that is the one who loves Allah and His Messenger.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 1 — islamhouse.com (59:52)
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