Testimony Fiqh scholars of Sufism

Indeed Sufism is Islam, and Islam is Sufism. To achieve the perfection of worship and belief in Islam, one should study the science of Sufism through the thariqah-thariqah terms of genealogy mu'tabar and teachings. The great scholars of the Muslims was not opposed to Sufism, recorded many of those who joined as a follower and student of Sufism, the scholars are submissive under the guidance of a sheikh thariqah wise, even if the cleric is broader insights on Islamic knowledge, but they remain respect for the sheikh's noble, it is because science is derived from the point of formal education is the science of outer, while to gain knowledge in the form batiniyah salim qalbun and ahlak perfection, one must submit himself to submissive under the guidance of a true shaykh of tasawwuf.

Four Sunni schools of priests, all have a sheikh thariqah. Through their study that the sheikh of Islam in the esoteric side of the beautiful and majestic. They all realize that the science of the Shari'a must be supported by the science of Sufism that will achieved true knowledge about the true nature of worship.

Imam Abu Hanifah (Nu'man ibn Thabit - great Ulama founder of the Hanafi school) is a student of genealogy expert Tariqat Naqsyabandiyah ie Imam Jafar as Sadiq ra. In this regard, as Jalaluddin Suyuti in the book Durr al Mantsur, narrated that Imam Abu Hanifa (85 AH-150 AH) said, "If not for two years, Numan has been wretched. Because my two years with Sayyidina Imam Jafar as Sadiq, then I get the spiritual knowledge that made me more knowing the right way. "

Imam Malik (Malik ibn Anas - Scholars of the Maliki school founder) is also a student of Imam Jafar as Sadiq ra, a statement expressing support for the science of Sufism as follows: "Anyone studying / practicing tasawwuf without fiqh then he has heretic, and whoever studied Fiqh without Sufism he lost, and who accompanied mempelari Fiqh Tasawwuf he reached the truth. "(Adawi Ali al-Ulama in the book of Fiqh, vol.. 2, p. 195 who narrated from Imam Abul Hasan).

Imam Shafi'i (Muhammad ibn Idris, 150-205 H; great Ulama Shafi founder) said, "I gathered together the people Sufis and receive 3 science:
1. They taught me how to speak
2. They taught me how to treat others with love and tenderness
3. They led me into the path of Sufism. "
(History of the book Kashf al-Muzid al Khafa and Albas, Imam 'Ajluni, vol. 1, pp. 341)

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (164-241 AH; Ulama founder of the Hanbali school) said, "My child, you should sit down with people Sufis, because they are the wellspring of knowledge and they always remember God in their hearts. They are the people zuhud which has the highest spiritual power. I do not see anyone better than them "(Ghiza al Albab, vol. 1, pp. 120; Tanwir al Qulub, pp. 405, Shaykh Amin al Kurdi)

Shaykh Fakhruddin al Razi (544-606 H; great Ulama and scholars of hadith) says, "The Way of the Sufi is to seek knowledge to decide their hearts from worldly life and guard against is always busy in their minds and hearts with the remembrance of Allah in all acts and behavior. "Furaq al I'tiqad al Musliman, pp. 72, 73)

Ibn Khaldun (733-808 H); great scholars and philosophers of Islam) said, "The Way of the Sufi is the way the salaf, namely the course of earlier scholars among the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, and tabi'it-Tabi'in. Principle is to worship God and leave the jewelry and the pleasures of the world. "(Ibn Khaldun Muqadimah, pp. 328).

As Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti (great scholars and commentators Qur'an hadith) in the book Ta'yad al haqiqat al 'Aliyyah, pp. 57 said, "Sufism is shared by experts is the best science and commendable. Science explains how to follow the Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad and left heresy."

Even Ibn Taymiyyah (661-728 AH), one of which is known scholars vehemently opposed Sufism in the end he admitted that Sufism is the path of truth, so he went to take a bai'at and thariqah Qadiriyyah followers.

The following words in the book of Ibn Taymiyyah Majmoo al Fatawa Ibn Taymiyyah, published by Dar al Rahmat, Cairo, Vol. 11, pp. 497, in the chapter. Sufism: "You should know that the sheikh is guided to be taken and followed the instructions and examples in religion, because they follow in the footsteps of the Prophets and Apostles. Thariqah the sheikh is to call people to the presence in the Presence of God and obedience to the Prophet."

Later in the book of the same thing. 499, he said, "The sheikh should we follow as a guide, they are our example and we must follow them. Because when we are on pilgrimage, we need instructions (go-between) to reach the Kaaba, the sheikh is our guide (go-between) towards God and our Prophet. "
Among the Sufi shaykh that he mentioned in his book is, Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Adham ra, our teacher Shaykh Ma'ruf al Karkhi ra, Shaykh Hasan al Basri ra, Lady Rabi'a al Adawiyyah ra, our teacher Shaykh Abu al-Qasim ibn Muhammad Junaid al Baghdadi ra, our teacher Shaykh Abd al Qadir Gilani, Shaikh Ahmad ar ra Rifa'i, etc..

In the book Sharh al Aqidah al Asfahaniyyah pp. 128. Ibn Taymiyyah said, "We are (currently) does not have an equivalent of Imam Malik, al Auza'i, at Tsauri, Abu Hanifa, as Shafi'i, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Fudhail Iyyadh, Ma'ruf al Karkhi, and the people with them. " Then, in line with his teacher, Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah in the book 'Ar-Ruh has confessed and took hadith and narrations of Sufi leaders.

Dr. Yusuf Qaradawi, a professor of the University of Al Azhar, who is one of the leading Islamic scholars of this century in the collection of fatwa saying, "The meaning of religion is mysticism in the direction of deepening the spiritual, Ubudiyyah, and attention is poured around the problem". He also said, "They Sufi leaders are very careful in pursuing the road above the line established by the Qur, an and Sunnah. Net of various thoughts and practices that deviate, either in worship or her mind. Many people who converted to Islam because of their influence, many people are lawless and unjust re-repent for their service. And not a few who left the Islamic world, which is a great wealth of civilization and science, especially in the field of marifat, behavior and experiences in the spiritual nature , it can not be denied ".

Such was the recognition of the great scholars of the Muslims of Sufism. They all acknowledge the truth and take the blessings of science and mysticism with learning submissive to the sheikh in his time thariqah respectively. Therefore there is no argument against the truth of this science, those who called Sufism as heresy or heretics are the ones who closed his heart against the truth, they do not follow the tracks of the scholars of the Salaf who respect and follow the teachings of Islamic Sufism.


The discussion excerpted from the book
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