What is the authenticity of the claim by some that the funeral of one of the awliya (close friends of Allah) flew through the air?
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The questioner:
The listener Ibrahim 'Abd al-'Azim Adam from al-Fashn, al-Fana al-Gharbiyyah, Banha Suwayf, Egypt, residing in Saudi Arabia, says: It was mentioned to me that the coffin of one of the deceased in our village began to fly in the air, and the police were unable to lift it from the ground. This led some of the common people to attach themselves to him, build a shrine over his grave to be visited, make vows to him, ask him for things, and seek nearness to Allah the Exalted through this. They believe this to be among the karamat (miracles granted to a righteous person) and claim that such people are the awliya (close friends of Allah). They say that this is the good news in this worldly life mentioned in the verse. What is your guidance? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
This report is either a fabricated lie that did not happen, and is merely the fabrication of liars and sorcerers, or if it did happen, it is the work of the jinn. It is possible that the jinn carried the funeral and flew with it in the air in order to mislead the children of Adam. And so their objective was achieved, for these ignorant people believed in this deceased and built that structure over his grave so that he would be worshipped alongside Allah. This is the objective of Shaytan. So the result is that this report is either a lie from the start, or it is the work of the jinn to mislead the children of Adam. Yes.
The questioner:
Does that affect the validity of the actions of these people if what was mentioned were true?
The Shaykh:
We mentioned that if it did happen, it is the work of the jinn, and one should not be deceived by it. It is obligatory to demolish this structure that is on the grave. Yes?
The listener Ibrahim 'Abd al-'Azim Adam from al-Fashn, al-Fana al-Gharbiyyah, Banha Suwayf, Egypt, residing in Saudi Arabia, says: It was mentioned to me that the coffin of one of the deceased in our village began to fly in the air, and the police were unable to lift it from the ground. This led some of the common people to attach themselves to him, build a shrine over his grave to be visited, make vows to him, ask him for things, and seek nearness to Allah the Exalted through this. They believe this to be among the karamat (miracles granted to a righteous person) and claim that such people are the awliya (close friends of Allah). They say that this is the good news in this worldly life mentioned in the verse. What is your guidance? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
This report is either a fabricated lie that did not happen, and is merely the fabrication of liars and sorcerers, or if it did happen, it is the work of the jinn. It is possible that the jinn carried the funeral and flew with it in the air in order to mislead the children of Adam. And so their objective was achieved, for these ignorant people believed in this deceased and built that structure over his grave so that he would be worshipped alongside Allah. This is the objective of Shaytan. So the result is that this report is either a lie from the start, or it is the work of the jinn to mislead the children of Adam. Yes.
The questioner:
Does that affect the validity of the actions of these people if what was mentioned were true?
The Shaykh:
We mentioned that if it did happen, it is the work of the jinn, and one should not be deceived by it. It is obligatory to demolish this structure that is on the grave. Yes?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5667- ما صحة قول بعضهم طارت جنازة أحد الأولياء في الهواء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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