Sufis say that spirituality is a specific science while Salafis say it is a general one. The latter say that spirituality is a built-in part of Islam, and the highest practitioner would only be doing what was specified in the Quran or Sunnah. The former say that sprituality, while a basic amount is built-in to the religion, there are higher levels one can attain, just as in the case of knowledge. Thus not everyone is a “Sufi” (and here I use the term not to speak of the Traditional methodology in approaching Islam but as the specific practitioner of spirituality) just like not everyone is an ‘aalim. Therefore, I already try my best to implement what is naturally found in Islam - the ad’iyah and the adhkaar, etc. but look forward inshallah perhaps to also follow a specific tareeqah (which by the way, traces its lineage just like a person who traces their ijaazah in the Quran does back to the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.) I did go to a hadhrah, but don’t think I will go regularly until I am ready to study spiritual development as its own science inshallah.

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