Sufism

Allah Ta’ala says: وما كان صلاتهم عند البيت إلا مكاء وتصدية فذوقوا العذاب بما كنتم تكفرون “Their Salât (prayer) at the House (of Allâh, i.e. the Ka‘bah at Makkah) was nothing...

As for what the Sufis have innovated in this day and age — regarding their addiction to listening to songs performed with enchanting instruments, such as flutes, tambourines, lutes, and...

As for those among these later Sufis, such as Ibn ‘Arabi and others, they are misguided and ignorant. They have strayed outside the path of Islam, let alone the path...

Ahlul-Kalam corrupt the creeds of the people with the illusions of intellectual doubts; whereas the Sufis corrupt the deeds, tear down the laws of religion, and harbor a love for...

Indeed, this group that attributes itself to Sufism in this time and in these regions has caused great harm to the religion (Islam). Their corruption has spread throughout the lands...

The path of the Sufis is idleness, ignorance, and misguidance; Islam is nothing but the Book of Allah (Al-Quran) and the Sunnah of His Messenger. As for dancing and ‘ecstatic...

As for what the Sufis have innovated in this regard, it is among those matters whose prohibition is not disputed. However, lustful souls have overcome many of those who are...

This prohibited prostration is a practice adopted by the ignorant among the Sufis during their sama’ (spiritual auditions) and upon entering the presence of their sheikhs to seek forgiveness. One...

No one accompanies the Sufis for forty days and ever has his intellect return to him again. ما لزم أحد الصوفية أربعين يوما ، فعاد عقله إليه أبدا

As for the method of the Sufis — wherein a Sheikh among them remains in deep contemplation for a day and a night, or even a month, without ceasing —...

Whoever goes to extremes regarding the ‘saints’ (awliya)—whether he calls them ‘saints of God,’ ‘the people of God,’ ‘the wise,’ ‘philosophers,’ or any other names he associates with the names...