Summary of Sunni concepts
The excesses of the Sufis in the actions of the hearts
The righteous predecessors, may God be pleased with them, also took care of hearts, their deeds and their conditions
Sufis also took care of this
But they exaggerated it beyond the limits of the Qur’an and Sunnah in describing and detailing the actions of the hearts
Therefore, they strayed into that field and strayed from where they sought guidance
You can hardly find any of the actions of the hearts that do not involve error and deviation in them
Firstly, they are misled into contentment
Where they exceeded the limit in being satisfied with God’s will and destiny
They confused God's universal will with His legal will
They believed that it was necessary to accept disbelief, immorality, and disobedience
Under the pretext that if satisfaction with it was not required, it would not have occurred in the universe
Thus, they fell into pure algebra under the guise of vague, precious statements in that regard
Such as witnesses to universal truth and insight into God’s secret in destiny
Secondly, their misguidance in the love of God
Their glorification of it led to contempt for both fear and hope
I mean the fear of God Almighty, His punishment, and the hope of His Paradise and reward
They considered this to be the weakest position for those seeking God
They claimed that worshiping God is for Himself only
Neither out of greed for His Paradise nor fear of His Hell
They made the pinnacle of love the annihilation of the beloved
According to them, it is specific to the saints of God only
Their status among them is higher than that of the prophets
Because of this misguidance on their part in love, the predecessors said about them
Whoever worships God with love alone is a heretic
The correct thing is to worship God with love, fear, and hope
Thirdly, their misguidance in trusting in God
Where they turned trust into cheap trust and begging
They intentionally caused harm to themselves
By leaving them for legitimate reasons and supplication
Which is the greatest and core of worship
In addition to their neglect of the greatest levels of trust
It is trusting in God to establish His religion and striving in His cause
And resistance to infidelity and corruption
As was the trust of the prophets, peace be upon them
Fourthly, their misguidance in asceticism
Where they took it away from being a positive heart work
To a negative appearance that deprives good women of livelihood
They also forbade seeking knowledge
They claimed that whoever engages in it is subject to Sharia law
As for them, they have the truth
Because science leads people to appreciate the world
And he is distracted from the assembly of God
This contradicts asceticism
So they made asceticism poverty and ignorance
They called themselves the poor