Is 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani from the righteous Salaf?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Welcome, praise be to Allah for all good.
The questioner: Good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the Sufis.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Their Shaykh, whose name is said to be al-Jilani, do we consider him from the righteous Salaf?
The Shaykh : His school of jurisprudence is Hanbali, and he is one of the Sufi scholars. They are few in number among the Sufis, but every person has their own illusions and mistakes. However, he is good.
The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah, the Shaykh al-Islam, praises him.
The Shaykh : And we praise him, and we clarify that every person has mistakes.
The questioner : Correct, very good. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The Shaykh : Welcome, praise be to Allah for all good.
The questioner: Good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the Sufis.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Their Shaykh, whose name is said to be al-Jilani, do we consider him from the righteous Salaf?
The Shaykh : His school of jurisprudence is Hanbali, and he is one of the Sufi scholars. They are few in number among the Sufis, but every person has their own illusions and mistakes. However, he is good.
The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah, the Shaykh al-Islam, praises him.
The Shaykh : And we praise him, and we clarify that every person has mistakes.
The questioner : Correct, very good. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.