A Sufi man went out to disparage the Committee of Senior Scholars and sought to debate them

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: A man appeared on one of the satellite channels, named al-Jufri, who claims to be a moderate Sufi, and he disparages the Committee of Senior Scholars, claiming that they refused.

The Shaykh:
A deviant Sufi, with him is a moderate, a deviant Sufi, a grave-worshipper, may Allah protect us from that, yes.

The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe, that he claimed he was.

The Shaykh:
Moderate, there is no doubt, everyone wants to praise himself, yes.

The questioner:
And he disparaged the Committee of Senior Scholars and claimed that they.

The Shaykh:
What did Iblis say to Adam? Iblis says to Adam and Eve, "I am one of the advisors to you," and this is not far from him; he says, "I am moderate," and I, yes. The lesson is not in his words; the lesson is in his actions. What he says, and yes, his evil creed, yes.

The questioner:
And he claimed to be a moderate Sufi, and he claims that he tried to meet with the Committee of Senior Scholars, and they refused, and that he is asking to debate them. To the end of the surah.

The Shaykh:
Well, if he is moderate, why does he disparage the scholars? The one who is moderate does not disparage the scholars; he praises the scholars, meets with them, takes from what they have, and clarifies to them what he has. This indicates that he is not moderate, that he is deviant, yes.