However, that does not mean we also accept their word in those sciences in which they do not specialise.
We gladly accept that the Sufis are worthy of veneration. The truth is that every art has its connoisseurs. There are, however, many reports which do exist either in wording or meaning. ‘Allamah Taj al-Din al-Subki has compiled all those countless reports which Imam al-Ghazali has mentioned in Ihya’ al-’Ulum, but are not found elsewhere. This becomes evident after seeing Abu Talib Makki’s Qut al-Qulub and the works of Imam al-Ghazali, Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami and others. This is why their reports contain weak, rejected and fabricated hadiths in abundance. Likewise, their husn al-zann (good opinions regarding others) is to such a degree that they do not even make critical analysis and, consequently, accept any spoken word without investigation. This is why their reports are littered with errors and confusions. Scholars have not given credence to the reports of Sufis, as these respected people, due to their preoccupation with acts of devotion ( ‘ibadat), are unable to fully dedicate themselves to knowledge.
By Shaykh al-Hadīth Muhammad Yūnus Jawnpūrī
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