Is turning away from knowledge and preoccupation with worship, which may involve matters of religious innovation, considered a type of Sufism?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is turning away from knowledge and spending time in worship, where the worshipper may perhaps fall into matters of religious innovation due to good intention and ignorance, a type of Sufism?
Answer:
This is Sufism. The Sufis forbid learning knowledge and command preoccupation with worship and dhikr (remembrance of Allah). They are misguided by this, because worship and dhikr, if they are not based on knowledge from the Shari'ah, are a form of misguidance and religious innovation that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has not prescribed. It is necessary to seek knowledge, it is necessary to learn, and worship must be built upon correct knowledge from the Book and the Sunnah, so that the Muslim can distinguish between religious innovation and the Sunnah, and between what Allah has prescribed and what the devils of mankind and jinn have prescribed. Knowledge is necessary, knowledge is necessary, knowledge before speech and action.[Muhammad 47:19] Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) has a chapter titled "Knowledge before speech and action."
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is turning away from knowledge and spending time in worship, where the worshipper may perhaps fall into matters of religious innovation due to good intention and ignorance, a type of Sufism?
Answer:
This is Sufism. The Sufis forbid learning knowledge and command preoccupation with worship and dhikr (remembrance of Allah). They are misguided by this, because worship and dhikr, if they are not based on knowledge from the Shari'ah, are a form of misguidance and religious innovation that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has not prescribed. It is necessary to seek knowledge, it is necessary to learn, and worship must be built upon correct knowledge from the Book and the Sunnah, so that the Muslim can distinguish between religious innovation and the Sunnah, and between what Allah has prescribed and what the devils of mankind and jinn have prescribed. Knowledge is necessary, knowledge is necessary, knowledge before speech and action.
So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women
فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [163 /641] هل العزوف عن العلم والانشغال بالعبادة وقد يقع بأمور مبتدعة يعد نوعا من التصوف؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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