The Innovations of the Sufi Orders

Question:
He says: I am following a path with my khalwati shaykh, and I am certain that he is a very, very good and pious man. And every person who has followed a path with him has become righteous and repented, even if he used to commit evil. This question is based on the fact that you mentioned that all Sufi orders are innovations. Please inform me, may Allah reward you, about my situation: should I continue, or should I abandon it? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, all Sufi orders are innovations, but there are things in them that agree with the truth. So what agrees with the truth must be taken, because it agrees with the truth, not because it is from the path of my khalwati shaykh, or the Qadiri, or the Shadhili, or so-and-so, or so-and-so. No, the good that occurs in their paths is accepted because it agrees with the Shari'ah, and what contradicts it is left. And if you want us to clarify for you what is good and what is evil, then tell us the path you are on; describe it to us in another question, and we will clarify for you what is good and what is evil, if Allah wills. Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.