Are the Sufis considered disbelievers or innovators?
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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:
The Sufis differ; some have reached the level of disbelief, specifically the *Ittihadiyyah* 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:
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, that they should point out.
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:
The Sufis differ; some have reached the level of disbelief, specifically the *Ittihadiyyah* 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:
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, that they should point out.
The Shaykh:
And some of them are innovators; they are all on the same level. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [542 /641] هل الصوفية يطلق عليهم بأنهم كفار أم مبتدعة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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