Sayings of Imam Shaafi’ee about the Soofeeyah
Compiled & Translated
By
Abbas Abu Yahya
1- From Yunus bin Abdul A‘laa who said: ‘I heard Imam Shaafi’ee say: ‘If a man becomes a Soofee in the beginning of the day, then you will not find him by Dhuhr time except that he will be a stupid person.’
[Collected by al-Bayhaqi in ‘Kitab al-Manaqib’ (2/207)]
2- Imaam Shaafi’ee describing the Soofeeyah said: ‘A Soofee cannot be a proper Soofee until he has four characteristics: laziness, eats a lot, very superstitious, and extreme in everything that he does.
[Collected by al-Bayhaqi in ‘Kitab al-Manaqib’ (2/207)]
3- Imaam Shaafi’ee said: ‘The foundation of Soofeeyah is laziness.’
[Collected in ‘al-Hileeyah’ (9/136)]