What is the ruling on reading the following books: "Al-Qulub An-Na'imah" by Sheikh Muhammad Abu Al-Yusr Abidin, "Nuzhat Al-Majalis" by As-Saffuri, "Taharat Al-Qulub" by Al-Arif Ad-Dayrini, "Bughyat Al-Mustarshidin," "An-Nur As-Safir An Akhbar Al-Qarn Al-Ashir" by Al-Aydarus, and "I'anat At-Talibin"?

The answer is summarized as follows: The mentioned books are all characterized by the Sufi orientation with its flaws, and some of them exaggerate in this regard. The book (Tanbih al-Qulub al-Na'imah 'ala al-Awrad al-Da'imah) contains unacceptable "tried and tested remedies" of the Sufi masters, as does the book (Taharat al-Qulub wal-Khudoo' li 'Allam al-Ghuyub).

As for (Al-Murshid al-Mu'in 'ala al-Daruri min 'Ulum al-Din), it is a poetic composition that combines Ash'ari creed, Sufi methodology, and the fiqh of Imam Malik.

The book (Al-Nur al-Safir 'an Akhbar al-Qarn al-'Ashir) by its author, who is a bigot for Sufism, contains stories and incidents that no Muslim would accept. For this reason, it is recommended to read the verified edition that comments on the legal violations.

The book (I'anat al-Talibin) by Al-Dimyati, despite being on Shafi'i fiqh, is not devoid of Sufi inclinations, weak hadiths, and reprehensible meanings. An example of this is his interpretation of the letter "Ba" in the Basmala.

The book (Bughyat al-Mustarshidin), despite its benefits, is not devoid of objectionable elements from Sufism and branches of fiqh, such as the permissibility and validation of making vows to saints, its statement on how to protect a newborn from Satan by invoking saints and prophets, and its statement that it is not permissible for a noble woman to marry a non-noble man even if she and her guardian consent.