Foreword
All praise and thanks are for Allaah alone, and may blessings and peace be
upon the one after whom there is no Prophet, to proceed:
This is a lecture, which I gave to the students of Daarul-Hadeeth in Makkah in
the year 1401H, entitled, ‘The Reality of Sufism in Light of the Qur'aan and
the Sunnah.’ Then some sincere well-wishers requested that it be printed and
published for the benefit of the people in general. I responded to this request
despite time constraints. In preparing it I kept in mind the level of
understanding of the students to whom the lecture was given, it is therefore,
easy to understand whilst covering the various aspects of the subject, and all
praise and thanks are for Allaah. I ask Allaah, the Most High, to make it of
benefit to every seeker of the truth, and Allaah is aware of our intentions.
Muhammad ibn Rabee' ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee
Makkah.
6/3/1404H.
