As for “sexual immorality,” singing is an incantation that invites fornication and is among the greatest causes of sexual immorality. A man, a boy, or a woman may be exceptionally chaste and dignified until attending such a gathering. Then their restraint dissolves, sexual immorality becomes easy for them, and they incline toward it, whether as the active or passive partner, or both—just as happens among wine-drinkers, and even more so.

As for “killing,” they frequently kill one another during listening sessions. They say, “He killed him through his spiritual state,” and count this as evidence of his power. In fact, devils accompany them and attend their gatherings; whoever has the stronger devils kills the other. They are like people who drink wine with supporters around them: once they drink, they become belligerent, and whoever has the stronger supporters kills the other. Such things have happened to many of them. Some kill a person, a horse, or something else through their spiritual state. Then someone seeking vengeance appeals to his shaykh for help, and the shaykh kills that person along with a group accompanying him—perhaps ten, fewer, or more. Such incidents have happened to more than one person.

The ignorant used to consider this a form of (miraculous gifts). But when it became clear that these were satanic states, and that these people had devils helping them in sin and aggression, those whom Allah Most High granted insight recognized the truth, and these people’s deception and fraud were exposed.

Early in my life, I attended a gathering with a group of people devoted to “asceticism, worship, and spiritual aspiration.” They were among the best people of this class. We spent the night at a place, and they wanted to