(Explanation of the statement by the people of unity and existence that Iblis did not err when he did not prostrate to Adam, and mention of an incident that happened to Ibn Arabi, and explanation of the danger of the Sufis) And indeed, Iblis saw
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The Shaykh : This is their *'arif*, and it is said that he is the wicked Ibn Arabi. It was mentioned that the devil was mentioned in his presence once, so he prostrated to the devil; he prostrated to the devil. So his two companions said to him, "How do you prostrate to the devil?" He said, "Is there any other than the Divine?" Meaning, I did not prostrate except to the Divine. He claims that everything is Allah. So you two are blind; you are the ones who denied me; you are the blind ones who do not know, and knowledge in his view is that he prostrated to the devil, may Allah protect us from that. He also said to them, "Prostrate if you wish to the sun, the idols, the devil, the dog, the donkey, the wolf, the hyena, the fire, the snow, the water, and everything. Worship whichever of these existing things you want." This is tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in their view. And it is strange that his wife, whom he has intercourse with, is his Lord, and her husband is her Lord, and his donkey, which he rides, is his Lord. Yes, and he is the Lord of the donkey, or not? Because everything is a worshipper, a worshipped one, a Lord, and a created being. Listen: "O nation whose worshipped one is their bed"
"O nation, a small part of their disbelief *** Has become the entirety of disbelief"
All the disbelief in this world is a small part of the disbelief of this nation, and they claim affiliation to Islam. The problem is that they are counted among Muslims. Yes, and they are Sufis. And by this we know that the methodology of the Sufis is among the most dangerous methodologies for Islam and the most destructive of them, because the Sufi reaches a state where he says, "There is none other than Allah," meaning the entire universe is Allah. And he says, "There is none in the cloak except Allah," and he says, "The cloak is Allah, and the one in the cloak is Allah." These are wicked methodologies, may Allah protect us from that. Now, all the disbelief is a part of this disbelief in which they worship Jesus, the son of Mary. They worshipped one of the created beings, but these people worship everything. Everything is his worshipped one, because they do not see anything but that the entire universe, its Creator and its created being, is one thing. The worshipper and the worshipped one are one thing, the Lord and the created being are one thing, the one who has intercourse and the one with whom intercourse is had are one thing, and so on, may Allah protect us from that. It is a methodology that, had it not been written down, no person would have believed in it at all, ever. Had it not been written down and existing in their books, this means the leaders of truth do not fabricate against them in this matter, but their books are in our hands, known and read. And the author will explain, if Allah wills, that this is a reality. And whoever wants to read it in their books, let him read it.
The student: It is strange that a book by Ibn Arabi is printed and sold.
The Shaykh : Yes, *al-Fusus* (The Bezels of Wisdom), I seek refuge in Allah.
The student: It is sold in the bookstore.
The Shaykh : Now?
The student: All the bookstores.
The Shaykh : Strange, my brother.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Strange, by Allah. Where are the monitors, or do they not know?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : This is our concern.
The student: ... .
The reader: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The Shaykh : We are late, this is the one that...
"O nation, a small part of their disbelief *** Has become the entirety of disbelief"
All the disbelief in this world is a small part of the disbelief of this nation, and they claim affiliation to Islam. The problem is that they are counted among Muslims. Yes, and they are Sufis. And by this we know that the methodology of the Sufis is among the most dangerous methodologies for Islam and the most destructive of them, because the Sufi reaches a state where he says, "There is none other than Allah," meaning the entire universe is Allah. And he says, "There is none in the cloak except Allah," and he says, "The cloak is Allah, and the one in the cloak is Allah." These are wicked methodologies, may Allah protect us from that. Now, all the disbelief is a part of this disbelief in which they worship Jesus, the son of Mary. They worshipped one of the created beings, but these people worship everything. Everything is his worshipped one, because they do not see anything but that the entire universe, its Creator and its created being, is one thing. The worshipper and the worshipped one are one thing, the Lord and the created being are one thing, the one who has intercourse and the one with whom intercourse is had are one thing, and so on, may Allah protect us from that. It is a methodology that, had it not been written down, no person would have believed in it at all, ever. Had it not been written down and existing in their books, this means the leaders of truth do not fabricate against them in this matter, but their books are in our hands, known and read. And the author will explain, if Allah wills, that this is a reality. And whoever wants to read it in their books, let him read it.
The student: It is strange that a book by Ibn Arabi is printed and sold.
The Shaykh : Yes, *al-Fusus* (The Bezels of Wisdom), I seek refuge in Allah.
The student: It is sold in the bookstore.
The Shaykh : Now?
The student: All the bookstores.
The Shaykh : Strange, my brother.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Strange, by Allah. Where are the monitors, or do they not know?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : This is our concern.
The student: ... .
The reader: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The Shaykh : We are late, this is the one that...