What is meant by the mobile angels that surround the gatherings of dhikr?
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Q: It is mentioned in a hadith: It is said that some of the Sufis use this hadith as evidence for some of their practices, so how do we respond to them?
A: This hadith is valid, and it is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): They surround them up to the canopy of the sky, and they hear their dhikr and their good deeds from them. Then, when they ascend, Allah asks them about what they found—and He is the All-Knowing (Glorified and Exalted is He)—so they inform Him of what they witnessed.
There is no proof in this for the Sufis, for the Sufis are innovators. They must adhere to the Shari'ah and be upright upon it, and they must remember Allah with what He has prescribed. If they remember Allah with what He has prescribed, that is good, and they will have the reward for it with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) if they are upright upon the oneness of Allah. And among the remembrance of Allah is teaching the Noble Qur'an and the pure Sunnah, as well as types of beneficial knowledge that benefit the servants in their religion and their worldly affairs, with sincerity to Allah in that and seeking the reward from Him (Glorified and Exalted is He).
By this, it is known that the presence of the angels in the gatherings of dhikr is no proof for the Sufis, nor is it a proof for the innovations they have invented for which Allah has not sent down any authority, and for acts of worship that Allah has not prescribed for His servants, such as some of them worshipping the people of the graves by calling upon them for aid, making vows to them, circumambulating their graves, and other types of worship. It is also no proof for the dhikr and acts of worship they have invented for which Allah has not sent down any authority, nor for the other false paths they have invented. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for them, and success is from Allah.
Indeed, Allah has mobile angels that travel in the earth, surrounding the groups who remember Allah
إن لله ملائكة سيارة تسير في الأرض تحف الجماعة الذين يذكرون اللهA: This hadith is valid, and it is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Indeed, Allah has mobile angels that seek out the gatherings of dhikr, and when they find them, they call out to one another, "Come to your need..."
إن لله ملائكة سياحين يلتمسون مجالس الذكر، فإذا وجدوها تنادوا هَلِمُّوا إلى حاجتكم...There is no proof in this for the Sufis, for the Sufis are innovators. They must adhere to the Shari'ah and be upright upon it, and they must remember Allah with what He has prescribed. If they remember Allah with what He has prescribed, that is good, and they will have the reward for it with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) if they are upright upon the oneness of Allah. And among the remembrance of Allah is teaching the Noble Qur'an and the pure Sunnah, as well as types of beneficial knowledge that benefit the servants in their religion and their worldly affairs, with sincerity to Allah in that and seeking the reward from Him (Glorified and Exalted is He).
By this, it is known that the presence of the angels in the gatherings of dhikr is no proof for the Sufis, nor is it a proof for the innovations they have invented for which Allah has not sent down any authority, and for acts of worship that Allah has not prescribed for His servants, such as some of them worshipping the people of the graves by calling upon them for aid, making vows to them, circumambulating their graves, and other types of worship. It is also no proof for the dhikr and acts of worship they have invented for which Allah has not sent down any authority, nor for the other false paths they have invented. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for them, and success is from Allah.
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