Some who perform extraordinary feats attribute them to their strength, flexibility, and extensive training. Is this statement correct?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some who perform extraordinary feats do not attribute them to being karamah (miracles granted to a righteous person), but rather to their strength, flexibility, and extensive training. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. A human being is a human being, and a human being does not bring about anything extraordinary, not even the awliya (close friends of Allah) or the messengers. The messengers do not bring the mu'jizah (prophetic miracle) themselves; rather, the signs are with Allah. That is, the miracles are from Allah. The Messenger does not bring a miracle; this is from Allah. The wali does not bring a karamah; this is from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. So how can they say, "We do this, and our skill is such and such"? That is a lie. These matters they practice are either from illusion and sorcery that deceives people, or they are from the deeds of the jinn who serve them. The jinn serve them by carrying them in the air, walking them on water, on fire, and so on. So this is either from the category of illusionary sorcery or from the work of the Shaytan. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some who perform extraordinary feats do not attribute them to being karamah (miracles granted to a righteous person), but rather to their strength, flexibility, and extensive training. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. A human being is a human being, and a human being does not bring about anything extraordinary, not even the awliya (close friends of Allah) or the messengers. The messengers do not bring the mu'jizah (prophetic miracle) themselves; rather, the signs are with Allah. That is, the miracles are from Allah. The Messenger does not bring a miracle; this is from Allah. The wali does not bring a karamah; this is from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. So how can they say, "We do this, and our skill is such and such"? That is a lie. These matters they practice are either from illusion and sorcery that deceives people, or they are from the deeds of the jinn who serve them. The jinn serve them by carrying them in the air, walking them on water, on fire, and so on. So this is either from the category of illusionary sorcery or from the work of the Shaytan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [551 -858] بعض من يقوم بالأمور الخارقة ينسبها إلى قوته وكثرة المرنة والتدريبات، فهل هذا القول صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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