The degree of beneficence
(doing favor)
Question: There is lots of criticism about Sufism, we ask for some
advice to be true Sufis following the Sunna of our prophet (May the blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) and also a good method include all good groups?
Answer: The opposition is almost against the name,
because when we see reality, we see that Sufism is following Sharia (the orders
of Allah), this Sharia was divided by our sir Gabriel into Islam, belief and favor,
when he asked the messenger (May the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
saying: "What is Islam? ………" Until he said: "This is Gabriel
came to teach you your religion."
Sufism, apart from the
name, is a group of people who say that they are not satisfied by the degree of
Islam or belief. In life we are not satisfied by lower degrees, those who are
in the third degree want the second, those who are in the second fight to get
the first, those who are in the first want to be general directors, general
directors want to be under secretary and those who are under secretary want to
be ministers or governors. Why are we satisfied by lower degrees in religion,
we want to be among the people of benefaction, benefaction means as the prophet
said:
"To worship Allah
as if you see Him, if you can't see Him, He sees you."
Whoever wants to reach
this degree, he should do everything well as it should be, how? We say to him,
you should look at the noble prophet and see his conditions and his deeds not
only his sayings, you should follow his deeds and his conditions to get the
degree of favor and to be among those Allah says about them:
"Surely Allah
is with those who guard (against evil) and those who do good (to others)."
(Surat An'nahl, verse 128)
These are the conditions of Sufis, how could I do
favor in deeds? Here is one example, if I want to perform prayers, my apparent
movements like bowing, prostrating, glorifying, and reciting should be as that
of the messenger of Allah, if I did these apparent movements as they should be
following the
Youth meeting: 1-
Sunday 17 / 7 / 2005, Al-Al-Aza'em mosque in Maghagha, Al-Menya. 2- July 2007,
corresponding Rajab 1429 Hijri.
After Omar Ibn
Al-Khat'tab in Mosnad Imam Ahmed and Saheeh Ibn Heb'ban.