Are the Sufis in the modern era on the methodology of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz?
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The questioner : The Sufis.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Are the ones present now on the methodology of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, the Caliph?
The Shaykh : Never.
The questioner : One of the brothers says: 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz was 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 : He says: He used to wear wool.
The Shaykh : That is not correct. That is not correct.
The questioner : That is not correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, and tell these people: In the winter, you wear wool. Is everyone who wears wool a Sufi?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And the Sufis, it is not correct, yes. Then the Sufis developed, meaning there are some of the Salaf who had Sufism, no doubt, but it is not the extreme Sufism of now. Now, the Sufis developed until they reached the claim of the unity of existence, 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 nothing in the jacket but Allah. He says: It is the jacket. Who is wearing his jacket? He says: There is nothing in the jacket but Allah. Yes, and some of them get delirium and say: I will set up my tent on Hellfire. This is how the Shaykh al-Islam reported it from them, and he is trustworthy. Yes, and some of them say: My glorification, my glorification, I am Allah. Yes, the Sufis are not a light matter; they developed, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Are the ones present now on the methodology of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, the Caliph?
The Shaykh : Never.
The questioner : One of the brothers says: 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz was 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 : He says: He used to wear wool.
The Shaykh : That is not correct. That is not correct.
The questioner : That is not correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, and tell these people: In the winter, you wear wool. Is everyone who wears wool a Sufi?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And the Sufis, it is not correct, yes. Then the Sufis developed, meaning there are some of the Salaf who had Sufism, no doubt, but it is not the extreme Sufism of now. Now, the Sufis developed until they reached the claim of the unity of existence, 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 nothing in the jacket but Allah. He says: It is the jacket. Who is wearing his jacket? He says: There is nothing in the jacket but Allah. Yes, and some of them get delirium and say: I will set up my tent on Hellfire. This is how the Shaykh al-Islam reported it from them, and he is trustworthy. Yes, and some of them say: My glorification, my glorification, I am Allah. Yes, the Sufis are not a light matter; they developed, yes.