He was asked about the book (This is Sufism) by 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil.
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Another questioner : ... "This is Sufism" by 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil, what is your opinion of the book?
Al-Albani: Our brothers, the supporters of the Sunnah in Egypt, have knowledge of Sufism and its smoke, and of the deviation from the Book and the Sunnah that has entered it; but they do not apply the methodology of hadith in their criticism. They attack everyone known among the Sufis themselves to be one of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, simply because they see some of their words mentioned in their books. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil is of this type, and our brother 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq is of this type. Meanwhile, we should not attribute to a person whom we know with certainty is a Muslim, and who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, especially if he is famous for righteousness, any words that are disbelief itself, merely because we saw these words mentioned in the books of the Sufis themselves, who do not know the path of narration and do not conduct themselves with the etiquette of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 884. But for this point, his book would have been good.
The questioner : I met him, my Shaykh, I metThe Shaykh : 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : In Egypt.
The Shaykh : In Egypt, I mean, long ago, and then in Saudi Arabia when he was studying there.
Wafiq: To so-and-so, to so-and-so, each one of them mentions a god for him.
The Shaykh : I told you, this has crept into them from their Shaykh, Hamid al-Faqi.
Wafiq: Did you also meet him, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Al-Albani: Our brothers, the supporters of the Sunnah in Egypt, have knowledge of Sufism and its smoke, and of the deviation from the Book and the Sunnah that has entered it; but they do not apply the methodology of hadith in their criticism. They attack everyone known among the Sufis themselves to be one of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, simply because they see some of their words mentioned in their books. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil is of this type, and our brother 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq is of this type. Meanwhile, we should not attribute to a person whom we know with certainty is a Muslim, and who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, especially if he is famous for righteousness, any words that are disbelief itself, merely because we saw these words mentioned in the books of the Sufis themselves, who do not know the path of narration and do not conduct themselves with the etiquette of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
A man is reckoned to be lying when he gives voice to all that he hears.
بحسب المرئ من الكذب أن يحدث بكل ما سمعThe questioner : I met him, my Shaykh, I metThe Shaykh : 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : In Egypt.
The Shaykh : In Egypt, I mean, long ago, and then in Saudi Arabia when he was studying there.
Wafiq: To so-and-so, to so-and-so, each one of them mentions a god for him.
The Shaykh : I told you, this has crept into them from their Shaykh, Hamid al-Faqi.
Wafiq: Did you also meet him, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
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