How should one deal with those who claim affiliation with the Sufis?
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Question:
The questioner says: My neighbor is an elderly man, but he is a Sufi who visits the awliya (close friends of Allah) and travels to them, and attends the Sufi gatherings as they claim. My question is: Should I greet him with the salam?
Answer:
Clarify it to him, my brother. Clarify to him that this is misguidance, that it is not permissible for him, and that he is now near the end of his life, so he must hasten to repent to Allah, purify his worship for Allah, and abandon Sufism, because he is an innovator and must adhere to the Sunnah. Clarify it to him and advise him. If he accepts, fine; otherwise, leave him. Do not keep him as a companion or go to him. Yes.
The questioner says: My neighbor is an elderly man, but he is a Sufi who visits the awliya (close friends of Allah) and travels to them, and attends the Sufi gatherings as they claim. My question is: Should I greet him with the salam?
Answer:
Clarify it to him, my brother. Clarify to him that this is misguidance, that it is not permissible for him, and that he is now near the end of his life, so he must hasten to repent to Allah, purify his worship for Allah, and abandon Sufism, because he is an innovator and must adhere to the Sunnah. Clarify it to him and advise him. If he accepts, fine; otherwise, leave him. Do not keep him as a companion or go to him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يكون التعامل مع من ينتسب إلى الصوفية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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