Does asceticism in acts of worship lead to the manifestation of karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) and the status of being a wali (close friend of Allah) for Allah, Mighty and Majestic?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does asceticism in acts of worship lead to the manifestation of karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) and the status of being a wali (close friend of Allah) for Allah, Mighty and Majestic?

Answer:
The status of being a wali, yes. My brother, my brothers, do not concern yourselves with attaining karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) and say that whoever does not have a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) performed through him is not a wali (close friend of Allah). This is not a valid statement. The wali (close friend of Allah) is the believing, pious person, whether a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) is manifested through him or not. It is not a necessary consequence of being a wali (close friend of Allah) that a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) occurs. It may be that one of the special ones among the awliya (close friends of Allah) does not have a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) manifested through him.
Also, the true wali (close friend of Allah), the true close friend of Allah, does not be deceived by the karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). Nor does he boast of it. Rather, it increases his humility before Allah and his gratitude to Allah. He does not like it to be shown to people for the sake of sincerity to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Let your greatest concern not be karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). Whether it is attained or not, it is not necessary. Yes.