The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Eleven: The Devil's Deception of the $iifts
Al-TirmidhI's writings are of his own innovation! What is the
logic of fasting two consecutive months as a form of repentance?!
And what is the logic of not eating lawful fruits?! And if a person
does not look into books, then whose example will he follow?!
As for the book of "al-Arba'in!Jyaf', it is nonsense. It was based
on a baseless J:iad:ith: "Whoever is sincere to Allah for forty days he
will never loose sincerity."
What is the logic of specifying forty days? And what does eating
have to do with sincerity which is an act of the heart?! And what
does avoiding fruits and bread have to do with it?! All of this comes
from ignorance.
'Abdu'l-Karim al-Qushayri said: "The arguments of $iifts are
stronger than all arguments, and the principles of their doctrine are
stronger than the principles of other doctrines. Other people either
occupy themselves with acquiring narrations, or busy themselves
with logical reasoning. $iifts have elevated themselves from all of
this and gained the ability to see the unseen. They have direct connections.
So the murid must be free from all connections, such as
money and honour. He should gradually reduce how much he eats
and sleeps."
He who has the least of understanding realizes that this just vain
talk. He who is abiding by neither narrations their intellect is not
human. Every person must use something to gain guidance. As for
the talk about the special connection, it is nonsense.
We ask Allah to prevent us from the confusion of Shaikhs and
their murids. And Allah is the supporter.
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