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**c6vkuNRg** · 09-03-2012, 11:21 PM

The true spiritual master is one who should seek the strictest opinion across all the madhabs, let alone his own madhab, as much as possible. Unfortunately today's 'spiritual masters' appear to seek dispensations across all madhabs, let alone the ones found in their own madhab.

Al-Bistami makes the following excellent statement regarding this:

“It is incumbent on the sufi to acquire enough knowledge to make his actions in accordance to the Sacred Law according to all four madhhabs.

This is because if the sufi is Hanafi, for example, it is binding on him to exercise caution in the matters relating to his ritual ablutions (wudu’) and prayer and other acts of worship such that they are also in accordance with the madhhabs of Shafi`i, Malik, and Ahmad , because the way (madhhab) of the sufis is to join between the positions of the fuqaha. When this is not possible, they act on that which is religiously most precautious and most appropriate.

This is because a Shafi`i would not question you why you did not perform ritual ablutions with two qullas (216 litres) or more of water [f: if filth fell in it, whereas this is not allowed for Hanafis], and a Hanafi would not question you as to why you performed ritual ablutions upon touching your private parts or a person of the opposite sex.

And it is incumbent on the sufi to love the follower of the four madhhabs, and to make dua for the good for all of them, and not to be fanatical at all.

As for dispensations, it is binding that he leave them at all cost.” [Hall al-Rumuz]

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c6vkuNRg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 361 Senior Member	The true spiritual master is one who should seek the strictest opinion across all the madhabs, let alone his own madhab, as much as possible. Unfortunately today's 'spiritual masters' appear to seek dispensations across all madhabs, let alone the ones found in their own madhab. Al-Bistami makes the following excellent statement regarding this: “It is incumbent on the sufi to acquire enough knowledge to make his actions in accordance to the Sacred Law according to all four madhhabs. This is because if the sufi is Hanafi, for example, it is binding on him to exercise caution in the matters relating to his ritual ablutions (wudu’) and prayer and other acts of worship such that they are also in accordance with the madhhabs of Shafi`i, Malik, and Ahmad , because the way (madhhab) of the sufis is to join between the positions of the fuqaha. When this is not possible, they act on that which is religiously most precautious and most appropriate. This is because a Shafi`i would not question you why you did not perform ritual ablutions with two qullas (216 litres) or more of water [f: if filth fell in it, whereas this is not allowed for Hanafis], and a Hanafi would not question you as to why you performed ritual ablutions upon touching your private parts or a person of the opposite sex. And it is incumbent on the sufi to love the follower of the four madhhabs, and to make dua for the good for all of them, and not to be fanatical at all. As for dispensations, it is binding that he leave them at all cost.” [Hall al-Rumuz]
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