1. THE STRAIGHT PATH OF ASCETICISM, WORSHIP AND PIETY
1.1. The Importance of Adhering to the Sunnah
The right course of asceticism (zuhd),worship (‘ibada) and piety (wara ) is to abstain from the unlawful acts (muharamat) and desires (shahawat) and to be moderate (iqtisadat) in worship. It is [to know that] adherence to the Sunnah preserves [its adherents] from the evil of the [desirous vile] self (sharr al-nafs) and Shaytan without the need for embarking upon the paths of innovators. This is because those who follow the paths of innovation cannot escape falling into the holes of sins and cannot but be chained with its shackles, even if their error is due to following an [alternative] interpretation, because it is inevitable for them to follow desires (hawai). It is for this reason; innovators are called the people of desires (‘ashab al-ahwa ).Indeed, the path of the Sunnah is paved , with knowledge(‘ilm), justice (‘adl), and guidance (huda), whereas the path of innovation {bid’ah) is paved with ignorance (jahl),oppression (zulm), and pursuit of speculation (zann) and all that which the [desirous vile] self is apt to desire.
By Shaykhu’l-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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