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He was also asked:
“Is it correct to say, ‘The paths to Allah are as numerous as the breaths of created beings’?”
He replied:
If he means prescribed deeds that accord with the Book and the Sunnah—such as prayer, charity, jihad, remembrance of Allah, recitation, and the like—then this is correct. But if he means a path to Allah that conflicts with the Book and the Sunnah, then this is false. And Allah knows best.
وَسُئِلَ:
عَمَّنْ يَقُولُ الطُّرُقُ إلَى اللَّهِ عَدَدُ أَنْفَاسِ الْخَلَائِقِ. هَلْ قَوْلُهُ صَحِيحٌ؟ .
فَأَجَابَ:
إنْ أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ الْأَعْمَالَ الْمَشْرُوعَةَ الْمُوَافِقَةَ لِلْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ:
كَالصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ وَالْجِهَادِ وَالذِّكْرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ. فَهَذَا صَحِيحٌ. وَإِنْ أَرَادَ إلَى اللَّهِ طَرِيقًا مُخَالِفًا لِلْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ؛ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ.وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم