Yūnus ibn ʿAbd al-Aʿlā said: "I heard al-Shāfiʿī say: 'If a man were to engage in Sufism in the early part of the day, by noon you would find him a fool.'" Narrated by al-Bayhaqī in Manāqib al-Shāfiʿī (2/207)
Incorrect video. Ibn Qayyim was in the Qadiri order and wrote very great treatises on tassawuf like "Ranks of the Divine Seekers". When he criticizes Sufism, he is not criticizing all Sufism, but only certain things he deemed wrong in it. If you read "Ranks" you'll see him talking a lot about the stations (maqamat) like other Sufis, but he simply has differences of opinion in them. Saying he "rejected Sufism" is like saying Ibn Qayyim rejected fiqh because he didn't agree with the Hanafis. No, he only disagreed with certain conclusions the Hanafis made; that doesn't mean he rejected fiqh as a whole.
رحم الله من قال: كان التصوف مسمى دون اسم, واليوم صار اسما دون مُسمى. Sufism used to exist in substance without having a label, and today it is merely a label without any substance.
Al-Musayyabi said: We were with Mālik, and his companions were around him. A man from Nisibis said, “O Abā ʿAbd Allāh, among us there is a group called the Ṣūfiyyah (Sufis). They eat a lot, then they recite poems, then they get up and dance.” Mālik said, “Are they children?” He said, “No.” Mālik said, “Are they madmen?” He said, “No, they are elderly men.” Mālik said, “I have never heard that anyone from the people of Islam does this.”
"The way of the Sufis is idleness, ignorance, and misguidance. Islam is nothing but the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger." (End of quote from Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī 11/238)
And al-Qurṭubī said:
"As for the way of the Sufis: it is that one of their shaykhs spends a day, a night, or a month constantly thinking, never stopping. Such a way is far from what is correct, inappropriate for human beings, and not consistent with the Sunnah." (End of quote from Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī 4/315)
For further reading (in Arabic):
Talbīs Iblīs by Ibn al-Jawzī
Dhamm mā ʿalayhi Madʿū al-Taṣawwuf by Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī
Hādhihi Hiya al-Ṣūfiyyah by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Wakīl
There was an akhī with whom I was going in a back-and-forth discussion. He raised some deeply problematic claims and some of them outrageous — claims which I took the time to answer in detail, point by point, with clarity. However, it seems he has deleted his comment.
If you're reading this now, then know that I sincerely ask Allāh to guide you to the ḥaqq. Sincerely. May He open your heart to the truth, purify your intentions, and protect all of us from misguidance and arrogance.
Debate is not about ego or "winning." It's about drawing nearer to what is right, and helping each other see it. And even when we disagree, let it be with sincerity, respect, and a shared desire for the pleasure of Allāh.
May Allāh make us from the people of justice, humility, and clear understanding. Amīn.
Tawhid (monotheism) means not to associate the Almighty Allah with other. Tawhid is the solution to all peoples. A death person is under the pity of the Almighty Allah, so how can he ask pity from Allah for a living person? May the Almighty Allah guide these Sufis to the right path. .
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته If possible akhi you should translate this into French. A lot of West African countries such as Senegal, Morocco, Mali, etc have a significant amount of Sufis and they need to hear this.
BarakAllahu feekum, for those who claim that the Soofiyyah ibn Qayyim criticizes are only one part of Soofiyyah and not all of it — today, which Sufi is free from what ibn Qayyim has mentioned? Habib Jifri, Habib Umar? Naqshabadiyyah? Tijanis? You won’t find a Sufi today except that they look up to these sources of khurafat and music.
Many ask the question: Why is the Ummah suffering so much, despite millions making dua throughout the world and millions making dua during Haj and Umrah? Why is there no change? The answer can be understood by way of an analogy: A son is disobedient and rebellious towards his father's instructions and arrogant in his stance against his father, demanding, swearing, abusing, and adopting bad behaviour as found common in this day and age. The father is deeply hurt, offended and angered, and when he has had enough of the disrespect and arrogance, he finally resorts to breaking off ties with his son and he cuts off all privileges. Now, if the entire family, even the entire community, tells that father: “Forgive him. He is your son…” That father will respond: “I have no problem with forgiving him. All he has to say is, “I'm sorry”, and I will forgive him.” However, on being encouraged to humble himself and ask for forgiveness, the son retorts with arrogance: “Why must I? Why do I need to? I'm independent! I don't need him!” Will that father forgive that son? Will he grant those privileges of money, car, etc.? Similarly, the Awliya-Allah, the Salihin (the pious), and so many more are making dua for the Ummah. In fact, if all the Auliya Allah were to gather on the Day of Arafat and earnestly pray for the Ummah, Allah Ta'ala would most assuredly be prepared to forgive. However, from our side, there is a step to be taken—and this is what the majority are not ready to do: They are not prepared to take the step of “CHANGE”. Allah Ta'ala's doors are ever-open. Allah wants us to become His. He wants to forgive us and shower His infinite Mercies and Blessings upon us, but we are not prepared to take the step of obedience —the step that will secure His Forgiveness and Pleasure. Unfortunately, the majority do not even acknowledge their sins, let alone repent. Many justify and reason their sins. Some even dispute and argue regarding Allah Ta'ala's Commandments as if they have some authority over Allah Ta'ala (Na-uzu billah). So many are brazen in their indulgence as if challenging Allah Ta'ala, like that arrogant son: “What can You do? I do not need You!” (Na-uzu Billah). With this kind of behaviour and attitude, can we expect any favours, privileges or assistance from Allah Ta'ala? We live in a fool's paradise if we think we can continue sinning and still be a recipient of Allah Ta'ala's bounties and aid. If we truly want Allah Ta'ala's assistance, we have to give up our sins. Many are not even fulfilling the Fardh Injunctions – Salah, Zakah, Fasting in the month of Ramadan, etc., and others naively depend on Wazifas to solve their problems; they are just not prepared to give up their sins–this is sheer foolishness. Wazifas and Ta'wiz are no barrier against the Azab of Allah Ta'ala when there is indulgence and persistence in sins. Then we have those Muslims who, in the face of natural disasters, war and genocide, etc., question God's existence, ask where are Allah Ta'ala's mercy and compassion, or ask if He is seeing what is happening. (Na-uzu Billah). Allah Ta'ala is not blind or deaf and does not want chaos. Allah Ta'ala wants peace. However, we have to fulfil the conditions of the contract. The first condition is that we become Believers who are ‘Kamil' (perfect). If we implement Deen in our lives, adopt Taqwa and follow the noble example of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), then the conditions will change. The Day the Ummah fulfils its duties across the board —making a total change; then our suffering will be replaced with success, prosperity, happiness, and people of other faiths will also accept Islam. Allah Ta'ala explicitly spells out His conditions and His promises: ” Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good deeds that He will certainly make them (His) vicegerents in the land, as He made those before them, and will certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and will certainly give them peace in place of fear in which they were before; (provided that) they worship Me, ascribing no partner to Me. And those who turn infidel after that are the transgressors..” Establish Salah and pay Zakah and obey the messenger, so that you may be favoured with mercy. [Surah Nur 24: 55 / 56] Thus, in order to see the fruit of our duas and receive Allah Ta'ala's assistance on an individual, national, and international level, we must fulfil our pledge by obeying Allah Ta'ala and His Rasul (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
The person who died need the duaa from the people in the dunya, not the one who living from the dead person. May allah guide them to the sunnah of the prophet
And to all you people trying to claim that he was speaking about certain sufis, and not all sufis, I say bring evidence for that first, and secondly bring evidence that sufism, is the correct religion and not an innovation.