Is the Shaykh al-Islam an enemy of the Sufis?
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The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam ... some people cite him as evidence that he means ...
The Shaykh : a Sufi?
The questioner : I mean, he is not an enemy of the Sufis, as ...
The Shaykh : No, the Shaykh al-Islam is not an enemy of the Sufis, nor of non-Sufis. The Shaykh al-Islam is an enemy of falsehood wherever it is. The Sufis have truth in their doctrine and falsehood in their doctrine; they are not all upon falsehood. Moreover, some of the Sufis may be excused for what arises in their hearts; they may be excused, and the argument may not be established against them. Something may occur to them that they are unable to repel. We have heard of some preachers who say that when the Fire is mentioned to them, they die because they cannot bear it; their hearts cannot withstand it.
The questioner : Is this not shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Is this not shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh : No, what I mean is that what may come upon the hearts of these people is something they cannot repel. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam sometimes excuses them, sometimes excuses some of them. I once saw a comment by Shaykh Muhammad Hamid al-Fiqi (may Allah have mercy on him) on a book by the Shaykh al-Islam, in which he directed the excuse toward some of those who wander in Sufism without their own intention. He launched a fierce attack on the Shaykh al-Islam, saying "This is never possible". A person must have mercy on creation and defend the truth; he must have mercy on creation and defend the truth, and know that what comes upon him due to weakness also comes upon others, and what comes upon him due to ignorance also comes upon others. Yes.
The Shaykh : a Sufi?
The questioner : I mean, he is not an enemy of the Sufis, as ...
The Shaykh : No, the Shaykh al-Islam is not an enemy of the Sufis, nor of non-Sufis. The Shaykh al-Islam is an enemy of falsehood wherever it is. The Sufis have truth in their doctrine and falsehood in their doctrine; they are not all upon falsehood. Moreover, some of the Sufis may be excused for what arises in their hearts; they may be excused, and the argument may not be established against them. Something may occur to them that they are unable to repel. We have heard of some preachers who say that when the Fire is mentioned to them, they die because they cannot bear it; their hearts cannot withstand it.
The questioner : Is this not shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Is this not shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh : No, what I mean is that what may come upon the hearts of these people is something they cannot repel. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam sometimes excuses them, sometimes excuses some of them. I once saw a comment by Shaykh Muhammad Hamid al-Fiqi (may Allah have mercy on him) on a book by the Shaykh al-Islam, in which he directed the excuse toward some of those who wander in Sufism without their own intention. He launched a fierce attack on the Shaykh al-Islam, saying "This is never possible". A person must have mercy on creation and defend the truth; he must have mercy on creation and defend the truth, and know that what comes upon him due to weakness also comes upon others, and what comes upon him due to ignorance also comes upon others. Yes.