Fake Sufis

Dear Islamic brothers! Tasawwuf has been given a strange image today; those who oppose the Shari’ah and those involved in sin are fooling the oblivious public by claiming to follow Tasawwuf and Tareeqah. Remember! Tasawwuf is not the name of opposing the Shari’ah, abandoning Salah, remaining in the company of non-Mahram women or having them massage you, Tasawwuf does not mean to be under the influence of drugs and chant, ‘Tareeqah’, to grow your hair out to excessive length or to wear colourful clothes.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The reality of inner and outer Shari’ah

The following is a question mentioned in the collection of questions posed during Madani Muzakarah, with additions, known as, ‘Faizan-e-Madani Muzakarah, part 10’: Some people refer to themselves as ‘Majzoob’ and ‘Faqeer’ and then declare non-Shar’i acts to be permissible for themselves by stating, ‘This is a matter of Tareeqah, this is a matter of Faqeeri and not everyone can understand it.’ Then if someone tells them to offer Salah, مَعَاذَا لـلّٰـه, they say, ‘This is the apparent Shari’ah for apparent people, we offer Salah in the Ka’bah or Madinah with our inner being.’ What do you say regarding such people?

In reply to this question, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ stated: Leaving the Shari’ah and labelling it as Tareeqah or a matter of Faqeeri, or to think that Tareeqah and Shari’ah are separate, is misguidance. My master, A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه mentions the mutual relationship between Shari’ah and Tareeqah thusly, ‘Shari’ah is the source and Tareeqah is one river that sprang forth from it. Generally, if a river flows from a source, it is not in