Question
A brother rejects the books on the stories of the Auliya. He says that there is no Isnaad to authenticate the narrations on such books. What answer should I give him?
Answer
The brother who denies the validity of the naseehat and books of the Auliya is an ignoramus. Only morons talk such drivel. The life episodes and advices of the Auliya are not books of academic import. These books are not in need of Isnaad. All the great authorities of Islam read and derived lessons from these books, not only laymen. Great Ulama and Fuqaha had spiritual guides in whose gatherings they sat for moral reformation and spiritual progress. The books of the Auliya are a practical science. Whatever they advise is in conformity with the Shariah. There is no need for Isnaad for these kutub.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 24 No 05
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Appears under INANIMATE OBJECTS AND SOULS (approximate).