What is your opinion, O honorable Shaykh, regarding the Sufis who say that the ultimate goal of worship is for a person to be annihilated in the One who is remembered, to the point that he does not know whether he is alive or dead? Is there a basis for their action?

The questioner : O honorable Shaykh, in the interpretation of the verses of Surat al-Najm, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that his sight did not deviate and he did not transgress. What is your opinion, O honorable Shaykh, regarding the Sufis who say that the ultimate goal of worship is for a person to be annihilated in the One who is remembered, to the point that he does not know whether he is alive or dead? Is there a basis for their action, and is this considered among the virtues or the vices?

The Shaykh : Yes, I believe that this statement does not come from anyone but a madman who has lost his legal accountability. Why? What ruling is applied to one who does not know whether he is alive or dead?
The student: Death.

The Shaykh : Yes.