Summary of Sunni concepts Servants of the Salaf and Sufism Sufism did not appear with its deviations and extravagances Only after the fourth century AH As for before that The servants were among the favored people of the three centuries They are known for their diligence in worship, asceticism in this world, and piety Following the guidance of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and his honorable companions Among these honorable servants Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal And Ibn Al-Mubarak Sufyan Al-Thawri And Al-Fudayl bin Iyad And others None of them had any of the extravagances and heresies of the Sufis Sufism did not even exist at that time However Sufis claim that these are the most virtuous servants among them They attribute them to themselves The truth is that they are innocent of all of this Summary of Sunni concepts