A talk by the Shaykh on the false belief of the Sufis, which considers the existence of the Necessary Being and the existence of the Contingent Being to be one thing.

The Shaykh : "The existence of the Necessary Being," which is Allah, and "the existence of the Contingent Being," which is Allah's creation.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : All of this is one in the view of the Sufis.

The questioner : The created and the Creator, and all of them.

The Shaykh : Therefore, some of them say that everything you see with your eyes is Allah.

The questioner: Allahu Akbar.

The Shaykh : This is what this young man is pointing to: that existence is one, not two.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : And tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is two: "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no deity but Allah). "La ilaha" means there is no worshipped entity with truth, as we explain.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : In other worshipped entities; these other worshipped entities are the very essence of Allah.

The questioner: Allahu Akbar.

The Shaykh : Therefore, when the Zoroastrians worshipped the fire, they did not worship anything but the One, the Subduer.

The questioner : Allah is the Greatest; it is a great word.

The Shaykh : Oh people, by Allah, this is frightening. Ahmad 'Atiyyah is a very dangerous example of a person who is in the confusion of misguidance.

The questioner : And they asked him, "Where did you get this talk from? You are a young boy." He said to them, "This is from my father."

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : ... .