Ruhul Adab

Commentary of Imam Hassan Cisse

          Shaykh Ahmad Tijânî himself was once asked, “Will false statements be attributed to you after you?” He replied, “Yes” and to this reply he was asked, “What is the way out? He then remarked thus: “If you hear anything attributed to me, then weigh it with the scale of Shari ‘at. If it conforms to the Sharî’at accept it, otherwise reject it.” Unfortunately, people making judgment about the Tijâniyya these days neither have a scale to weigh on nor the knowledge of weighing. They therefore make conclusions based on their whims and caprices rather than the Qur’an and the Shari’ at. Allah SWT says in the Qur’an 28:50 “Who is more lost than the one that follows wishful (heart) desires without any guidance from Allah SWT?”

          In a similar respect, the excellent student of Shaykh Ahmad Tijânî, in person of the author, Shaykh Ibrahim Abdullahi Niasse of Kaolack, echoes this call and advises his followers to uphold the Shari’ at and the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW. All that has been enjoined by the Tarîqa is ordered by Allah SWT. Thus, the Tarîqa is based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The people of the Tarîqa are true followers of the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

(To be continued in sha Allah…)