The Difference Between the Tariqah and the Shari'ah

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 6648 ):

Q1: What is the difference between the Shari'ah and the Tariqah?
A1: The Shari'ah is what Allah sent down in His books and sent His messengers to the people with, so that they may act upon it as an act of worship to Him and seeking nearness to Him through it, in accordance with what their messengers (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon them all) commanded them. The recognized Tariqah follows this, meaning: it follows the methodology of Allah that He sent down to the Seal of His messengers, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), by His saying:

And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way

وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ

[Al-An'am 6:153]

and by his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):

My Ummah will split into seventy-three sects, all of them in the Fire except one. It was said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Those who are upon what I and my Companions are upon.

ستفترق أمتي على ثلاث وسبعين فرقة كلها في النار إلاَّ واحدة قيل: من هي يا رسول الله؟ قال: من كان على مثل ما أنا عليه وأصحابي

, so it is included in the Shari'ah. As for the Tariqah that contradicts this; such as the Sufi , Tijani , Naqshbandi , Qadiri , and other paths, they are innovated paths, and it is not permissible to approve of them or to follow them to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And success is from Allah. And may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

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