The State of the Sufis and the Reality of Sufism
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the Sufis considered disbelievers or innovators? And what is Sufism?
The Shaykh:
They differ; the Sufis differ. Some of them have reached disbelief, such as the Wahdat al-Wujud (unity of existence) group who say that the entire universe is Allah. There is no doubt about the disbelief of these people. Some of them are wrongdoers. Some of them are misguided. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do they indicate?
The Shaykh:
And some of them are innovators. They are all on the same level. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the Sufis considered disbelievers or innovators? And what is Sufism?
The Shaykh:
They differ; the Sufis differ. Some of them have reached disbelief, such as the Wahdat al-Wujud (unity of existence) group who say that the entire universe is Allah. There is no doubt about the disbelief of these people. Some of them are wrongdoers. Some of them are misguided. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do they indicate?
The Shaykh:
And some of them are innovators. They are all on the same level. Yes.
Source
شرح رسالة العبودية لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية، بداية من قوله : ويتمسكون بالمتشابه من كلام المشايخ كما فعلت النصارى — islamhouse.com (50:37)
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