Regard for the Shariah

In our age the Shariah is viewed with contempt. People have no regard for the Shariah. They abuse and revile the people of the Shariah. I take an oath by Allah! Divine proximity without the Shariah can never be achieved. If the ‘aarif’ of this age becomes the recipient of inspiration, he deems himself to have acquired Divine Proximity. Just as Kashf and Waaridaat can be a mercy, it can also be a trial. It is lamentable and most unfortunate that people search for divine proximity in ways other than obedience to Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), when Allah Ta’ala says: “We have not sent you except as a mercy unto the worlds.”

-Hakeemul Ummah (رحمه الله)