What do Imam Abu Heneefah, Imam Malik, Imam Shafee rahimahumullaah say about the Sufis?

Translated and compiled by Abdulilah ibn Rabah Lahmami

In his book Maalim Suluk of al-Habeeb Ali Jeffrey, the Sufi deviant, (p.69) said:

"Imam Shafiee, Imam Malik, Imam Abu Haneefah are the scholars of this tareeq (Sufi path)." !!

What does Imam Malik (rahimahullaah) say about the Sufis?

In Tarteeb al-Madaarik by Qaadi Iyyaadh (2/54) at-Teneesee: "We were with Malik and his companions around him. A man from the people of Naseebeen said, "We have a people called Sufis who eat a lot then they mention lines of poetry and then they stand up to dance?"

Malik (rahimahullaah) said, "Are they children?"

He said, "no."

Malik (rahimahullaah) said, "Are they possessed?"

He said, "no, they are elderly and usually sane (when they are not doing that)."

Malik (rahimahullaah) said, "I never heard anyone from the people of Islam doing this.!!"

The man said, "rather they eat then they stand and dance. Some of them hitting their heads and some their faces." So Malik (rahimahullaah) laughed and then stood up and went to his house. The companions of Malik (rahimahullaah) said to the man you were fortunate with our companion since we sat with him for thirty odd years, we never saw him laugh except on this day."

What do Imam ash-Shafee (rahimahullaah) and his students say about the Sufis?

Baihaqee reports in Manaqib ash-Shaafee, "If a man becomes a Sufi in the first part of the day, by the time Zhohr comes upon him you will find him crazy."

Rabee ibn Sulaiman reports: I heard ash-Shafee say, "I have never seen a sane Sufi except for Muslim al-Khawas."

Ibrahim ibn Mawlid mentions that ash-Shafee said, "A Sufi cannot be a Sufi unless he has four characteristics; he is lazy, he eats too much, sleeps too much with much extravagance and wastefulness."

Ibn Jawzi in Talbees Iblees p.371 said that ash-Shafee said, "The sanity of a person never returned to the one who continued to stay with a Sufi for 40 days."

Imam ad-Deen as-Subki ash-Shafee, "whoever is from these later generation Sufis such as Ibn Arabi and other than him, then they are misguided, ignorant and outside of the path of Islam let alone be considered as scholars." [See the book Tanbeeh al-Ghabi of Imam Burhaan al-Biqaaee ash-Shafee p.68]

What is Abu Haneefahs (rahimahullaah) position on the Sufis?

Imam Tartoushi al-Maliki (451H-520H) was asked about the Sufis so he said, "The Madhab of the Sufis is futile, ignorance, misguidance… and it is not allowed for anyone who believes in Allaah and the last day to be present with them, nor to help them upon their baseless ways and this is the way of Malik, Abu Haneefah, ash-Shafee and other than them from the scholars of the Muslims and to Allaah belongs success." [See Tafseer Qurtubi 11/237/238]

al-Habeeb Ali Jeffrey states on p. 219 Maalim Suluk The sheikh of their Sufi Tareeqa Muhammad ibn Ali Balawi prays in a day and night 1000 units of prayer!!!

If one prays 2 units of prayer in 5 minutes then in 24 hours he would be able to pray (24*24) 576 units of prayer! Which means he must be praying 2 units of prayer in about 2 minutes (very quick), what about eating? Sleeping? Going to the mosque to pray the obligatory prayer? Looking after family and children?!!!

 [The above quotes are from p.93,96-97,100,104 of Ila ayna ayoha al-Habeeb al-Jeffrey by Dr. Khaldoon Maki al-Husni al-Jazaa-iri].

Imam Malik (rahimahullaah) was born in the year 93 Hijrah and died in the year 179 Hijrah. Imam as-Shafee was born in year 150 Hijrah and died in the 204 Hijrah. Sufis past and present are and were considered to be deviants due to their Shirk, Bidah, and superstitious practices etc. The later Sufis being even worse in their belief and practice. Yasser Qadi says, "I personally have no qualms considering these groups within the broad fold of Sunni Islam".

Now you can see how dangerous a pledge of agreement with the likes of the students of the Sufi deviant al-Habeeb Ali Jeffrey and Hasan Saqqaf or even with those who love them.

Here is a gathering that was advertised on the internet with those cooperating with the innovators.

THE BEST OF PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHO ARE OF MOST BENEFIT TO OTHERS

 (Hadith: At-Tabarani,al-Kabir)

With

Shaykh Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf (Yemen)*
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (Cambridge University)* SUFI ASHAREE WHO SPEAKS AGAINST THE ULAMAA OF AHLU SUNNAH
Sidi Abu Aaliyah (Director of Jawziyyah Institute)*

Currently he teaches and
serves as one of the Jumuah Khateebs at Masjid Al-Tawhid in East
London. Date: Thursday 8th February 2007