The extent to which the claim that 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz was a Sufi is correct
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Do the Sufis follow the Caliph 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz?
No.
Never.
The questioner: One of the brothers says: Was 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz a Sufi?The Shaykh: If people were given what they claim, men would claim the blood and wealth of others.We say: Bring the evidence! The questioner: They say: He used to wear wool! The Shaykh: This is not correct.And say to these people: You do not wear wool, and is everyone who wears wool a Sufi? Moreover, Sufism has evolved.Meaning: There are some of the Salaf in whom there is no doubt a Sufi-like quality; but it is not the extreme Sufism of today. Today, Sufism has evolved to the point of claiming the unity of existence, and may Allah protect us from that.Until one of them would say: There is no one; the entire universe is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).And one of them would say: There is no one in the garment but Allah.So he says: He is the garment.The garment: Is He not the one who wears His garment?He says: There is no one in the garment but Allah, and some of them fall into delusion.He says: I will pitch my tent on Hellfire — this is how the Shaykh of Islam reported it from them, and he is trustworthy.And some of them say: Glory be to me, glory be to me, I am Allah. So Sufism is not a trivial matter; rather, it has evolved.
Do the Sufis follow the Caliph 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz?
No.
Never.
The questioner: One of the brothers says: Was 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz a Sufi?The Shaykh: If people were given what they claim, men would claim the blood and wealth of others.We say: Bring the evidence! The questioner: They say: He used to wear wool! The Shaykh: This is not correct.And say to these people: You do not wear wool, and is everyone who wears wool a Sufi? Moreover, Sufism has evolved.Meaning: There are some of the Salaf in whom there is no doubt a Sufi-like quality; but it is not the extreme Sufism of today. Today, Sufism has evolved to the point of claiming the unity of existence, and may Allah protect us from that.Until one of them would say: There is no one; the entire universe is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).And one of them would say: There is no one in the garment but Allah.So he says: He is the garment.The garment: Is He not the one who wears His garment?He says: There is no one in the garment but Allah, and some of them fall into delusion.He says: I will pitch my tent on Hellfire — this is how the Shaykh of Islam reported it from them, and he is trustworthy.And some of them say: Glory be to me, glory be to me, I am Allah. So Sufism is not a trivial matter; rather, it has evolved.