The ruling on the Sufis' claim that a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) occurs whenever the wali (close friend of Allah) wills it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Sufis say regarding this verse, which mentions the story of the arrival of the throne of Bilqis, that the storm said:[An-Naml 27:40] meaning that the karamah is from every wali, and whenever he wills, he does it. He does it. What is the opinion of the Honorable one?
Answer:
This is a false statement. Asaf ibn Barkhiya called upon Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He called upon Allah. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, responded to him and, by His power, Glorified is He, He brought the throne in response to the supplication of this servant. It was not by the choice of Asaf, nor from him, nor by his doing, because karamahs, as you know, are not the work of humans; rather, they are the work of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, who brings them about through the hands of humans. For this reason, the author said that Allah brings them about through the hand of a wali from among the awliya (close friends of Allah); Allah brings them about, so they are the work of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, not the work of humans. So his claim that Asaf does it by his choice is false; he is not able to do it. Rather, it is the act of Allah; when he called upon Him, Allah responded to him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Sufis say regarding this verse, which mentions the story of the arrival of the throne of Bilqis, that the storm said:
I will bring it to you before your glance returns
أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَAnswer:
This is a false statement. Asaf ibn Barkhiya called upon Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He called upon Allah. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, responded to him and, by His power, Glorified is He, He brought the throne in response to the supplication of this servant. It was not by the choice of Asaf, nor from him, nor by his doing, because karamahs, as you know, are not the work of humans; rather, they are the work of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, who brings them about through the hands of humans. For this reason, the author said that Allah brings them about through the hand of a wali from among the awliya (close friends of Allah); Allah brings them about, so they are the work of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, not the work of humans. So his claim that Asaf does it by his choice is false; he is not able to do it. Rather, it is the act of Allah; when he called upon Him, Allah responded to him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 33 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/كرامات الأولياء/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:40)
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