The ruling on one who claims that other than Allah has the power to create and manage the affairs of the universe

Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him). Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: What is the position regarding one who claims the power to create other than Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)? We have heard in these times people saying that the wali (close friend of Allah) has the power to create, and has the power to manage the universe and the affairs of the Hereafter?

Answer:
This is kufr (disbelief) against Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is the same kufr that Abu Lahab and Abu Jahl said. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: They do not say, They do not say, They will not say, Allah. And these people say that the awliya (close friends of Allah) split this. This is what the disbelievers of old said. This is a more heinous kufr than the kufr of Abu Lahab and Abu Jahl, and I seek refuge in Allah. And this is shirk (associating partners with Allah) in rububiyyah (lordship).
And claiming the power to create. Do not be surprised by the exaggerations of the Sufis, for they hold that their awliya (close friends of Allah) manage the universe, they manage the universe. Do not be surprised by their saying such words; they have things worse and uglier than this. Yes.