sadeboi wrote:
Dikhri which is the uttering of "subxanallah" "allhamdulilah" and so forth is different from the suufi hadra.
Yes, uttering SubhanAllah, and Alhamdulillah are a form of dhikr. No one here would disagree.
sadeboi wrote:I don't think englighten nor any suufi could bring hadith or quran which states that people come to each others homes, chant sayings [thou they do speak poetically of the prophet], spray perfumes, splash water
Here is the crux. There is no Hadith that specifically sets how one is to go about one's daily dhikr. This is the
point some
stubbornly refuse to take into account. Its not a matter of seeking specifically to
do something better than the prophet, because this is not possible. Dhikr has simply been left up to the worshippers discretion. If you believe it has not been left up to the worshippers discretion, please bring your proof.
sadeboi wrote:and ask the blessings of a dead shiekh (as if its not Allah who grants blessings) during the prophets time or the 2 pious generations after his time.
Tawassul is an oft discussed subject. I trust you will read the PDF to gain a better understanding of what it entails, instead of the usual polemic.
sadeboi wrote:Instead of doing all of that stuff wouldn't it be better to read the quran and hadiths and teach others the religion the ways of the prophet, instead of chanting?
No one disagrees that reading the Qur'an or teaching it to others is a praiseworthy thing. This, however, does not mean that we should abandon dhikr altogether. What is at work here are preferences; you prefer these things to dhikr, while Sufi's believe that plentiful and oft repeated dhikr, alone and in a group, is a thing to be sought. Unless there is a clear guidance from the Prophet (PBUH0 either way, then we are arguing over which preference is more preferable, which in itself is subjective and prone to variation.
sadeboi wrote:There is no hadith or quran verse that support the hadra, thus its an innovation and not part of Islam.
There is no Hadith or Qur'anic verse that condemns Sufi Hadra. There is no Hadith available from which a scholar can practice Qiyas and rule that the Hadra is Innovation. Nor has there been a consensus between Mujtahid Imams of one generation considering the Hadra an Innovation. So, on what basis does a laymen consider Sufi dhikr, and the Hadra to be
Blameworthy Innovation.
American Salafi wrote:
People need to follow the path of the salaf not the path of sufism.
Dawah Salafiyyah is the Call to the Pure Islam.

As Fisabilillah has eloquently said, there is a rather large difference between the Path of the Salaf, we we all inshAllah strive to be on, and the modern day group who erroneously call themselves Salafi's. Suffice to say even though you might be a part of this group, this does not guarantee your personal salvation.