Shari’ah and Tariqah

The Reality of Tasawwuf (Part One)

By Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakariyya Kandhlawi
August 29, 2009
The Reality of Tasawwuf (Part One)

It has been mentioned above that Sayyiduna Jibril (may Allah grant him peace) asked the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), "What is ihsan?" The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) replied, "Ihsan is that you worship Allah as if you are seeing him..." Tariqah in reality is another name for ihsan, or the way to acquire the quality of ihsan. It is this that is called Tasawwuf and Suluk, or name it what you wish -- these...
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Tasawwur al-Shaykh

By Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakariyya Kandhlawi
May 22, 2009
Tasawwur al-Shaykh

It is also called the exercise (shughal) of Rabitah, Barzakh and Wasta (see Ta'lim al-Din); to the mashayikh of Tasawwuf it is a very important exercise. The mashayikh have written many benefits of this. Some seniors said it is unconditionally (mutlaqan) impermissible. According to this slave, this is incorrect, as Tasawwur al-Shaykh is understood from many hadiths. Because of this, I have not understood why some have deemed it unconditionally impermissible.
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