What is the ruling on one who claims to know the unseen and that he is a wali (close friend of Allah) among the awliya (close friends of Allah)?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In my country, there is a person who is a Muslim by origin, but he says, "I am a wali of Allah," and he says, "I know the unseen."
The Shaykh:
This is a liar. He is not a wali of the One who claims to know the unseen; he is a disbeliever. He is among the awliya of Satan. The one who claims to know the unseen is a disbeliever, and he is among the awliya of Satan, not a wali of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: In the continuation of his question, do we say he is a disbeliever immediately without an excuse?
The Shaykh:
We do not say he is a disbeliever. What is the excuse? He says, "I know the unseen," and we tell him, "What excuse does he have for this?" Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In my country, there is a person who is a Muslim by origin, but he says, "I am a wali of Allah," and he says, "I know the unseen."
The Shaykh:
This is a liar. He is not a wali of the One who claims to know the unseen; he is a disbeliever. He is among the awliya of Satan. The one who claims to know the unseen is a disbeliever, and he is among the awliya of Satan, not a wali of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: In the continuation of his question, do we say he is a disbeliever immediately without an excuse?
The Shaykh:
We do not say he is a disbeliever. What is the excuse? He says, "I know the unseen," and we tell him, "What excuse does he have for this?" Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [614 -858] ما حكم من يدعي معرفة علم الغيب وأنه ولي من أولياء الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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