Shaykh Ramadan Al Bouti - An interview about tasawwuf

[Abu_Dahdah]

Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah,

Many lessons to be learnt (especially on humility):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gg3F...layer_embedded

Wassalam,

Saif

[Ansari]

Wa alaykumussalaam wa rahmatullah,

A quote from the interview:

"I ask that you, please, show me a single tariqa from among them whose murshid possesses knowledge of Islamic Law that is proficient and sufficient, who is aloof from this world and everything that it contains and is attached to it, and who possesses uprightness in his charactr.....I will go tomorrow to become his murid! But I have looked everywhere, and have not found such a murshid."

[Salamat]

Very moving.
جزاك الله خير

[TripolySunni]

Salam Aleykum,
interesting honest talk.

[maneatinglizard]

Wa alaykumussalaam wa rahmatullah,

A quote from the interview:

"I ask that you, please, show me a single tariqa from among them whose murshid possesses knowledge of Islamic Law that is proficient and sufficient, who is aloof from this world and everything that it contains and is attached to it, and who possesses uprightness in his charactr.....I will go tomorrow to become his murid! But I have looked everywhere, and have not found such a murshid."

So are there truly no Murshids that possess these characteristics?

[Abu_Dahdah]

I am sure the Shaykh (hafidhullah) is using emphasis + speaking from his own experiences.

[Zhulfiqar]

Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah,

Many lessons to be learnt (especially on humility):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gg3F...layer_embedded

Wassalam,

Saif

Wa 'Alaykum al-Salâm wa RahmatulLâh brother,

Subhân Allâh, I saw this clip earlier but it was without subtitles barakAllâh fîkum for sharing this with us. Shaykh al-Bouti (حفظه الله) is simply amazing.

[gabriel]

So are there truly no Murshids that possess these characteristics?

Of course he would have met some great Murshids in his time, but I think he was being reflective of times gone by.
Sidi Ahmed Zuriqi 9th century sheikh stated that the true sheikh's are no more. He even wrote a book on what to do when the murabi is no more.

beautiful and powerful observations, loved it.

[London786]

It's true the true ahle tasawuff nowadays are mostly hidden...but there are some...we just got to continue to look.

[suleimanibnsalim]

http://cb.rayaheen.net/showthread.php?tid=26346&page=1

According to a moderator of the Rayaheen forums, sidi Ayman ash-Shafi`i, Sh. al-Buti took back his position in a letter sent to Shaykh Ahmed FathuLlah Jami. He also seems to have changed his positions on the Rifa`i karamaat. In addition he has no contact with his website...

Was-salam