Are the miracles of the Afghan mujahideen authentic or not?
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The questioner:
We have heard about the Afghan mujahideen and their miracles. Are these miracles authentic or not? We ask for your ruling on this.
The Shaykh:
Those who do not engage in independent legal reasoning among the scholars and jurists have informed us of the existence of many of them. Not every single one is authentic, but in general, the righteous and the sheikhs have informed us of the existence of many miracles. They are not impossible, for Allah supports His close friends with miracles in obedience to Him, from the beginning of time, from the era of the Companions to our day, and even before the Companions, before our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), among the past prophets and the past righteous people. Allah grants miracles either as a proof He establishes against the disbelievers, or as a need for a believer, so He grants him a miracle to meet that need. For example, a person may be thirsty with nothing available, and he does not realize it until something is presented to him, and he does not know what it is until his thirst is quenched. This happened to one of the emigrants from Makkah to Madinah, and it happened to Umm Ayman when she emigrated and was struck by thirst. She saw a bucket hanging in a tree and drank from it. This is among the miracles granted to them. The miracles of the close friends of Allah are a known matter: either as a proof Allah establishes against His enemies to support His religion, or as a need for a believer in hunger, thirst, or distress from his enemy, or when an enemy surrounds him. Allah relieves him, and it becomes a miracle for him to get him out of that distress and difficulty. Much of this has occurred among the mujahideen in the Qur'an, where Allah supported them with it, illuminated their path with it, and encouraged others to join them in jihad by what appeared of their truthfulness and sincerity in their jihad and faith. This jihad became a great good for them: they learned and understood the religion, cooperated in good, and there was a beneficial outcome. This great jihad resulted in a great good for the mujahideen and the emigrants. They turned to Allah, studied the sciences, and understood the religion. Allah created for them miracles that helped them in the truth and encouraged them in jihad. Yes.
The questioner:
Just as the living and the dead are represented equally, is that not so?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
We have heard about the Afghan mujahideen and their miracles. Are these miracles authentic or not? We ask for your ruling on this.
The Shaykh:
Those who do not engage in independent legal reasoning among the scholars and jurists have informed us of the existence of many of them. Not every single one is authentic, but in general, the righteous and the sheikhs have informed us of the existence of many miracles. They are not impossible, for Allah supports His close friends with miracles in obedience to Him, from the beginning of time, from the era of the Companions to our day, and even before the Companions, before our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), among the past prophets and the past righteous people. Allah grants miracles either as a proof He establishes against the disbelievers, or as a need for a believer, so He grants him a miracle to meet that need. For example, a person may be thirsty with nothing available, and he does not realize it until something is presented to him, and he does not know what it is until his thirst is quenched. This happened to one of the emigrants from Makkah to Madinah, and it happened to Umm Ayman when she emigrated and was struck by thirst. She saw a bucket hanging in a tree and drank from it. This is among the miracles granted to them. The miracles of the close friends of Allah are a known matter: either as a proof Allah establishes against His enemies to support His religion, or as a need for a believer in hunger, thirst, or distress from his enemy, or when an enemy surrounds him. Allah relieves him, and it becomes a miracle for him to get him out of that distress and difficulty. Much of this has occurred among the mujahideen in the Qur'an, where Allah supported them with it, illuminated their path with it, and encouraged others to join them in jihad by what appeared of their truthfulness and sincerity in their jihad and faith. This jihad became a great good for them: they learned and understood the religion, cooperated in good, and there was a beneficial outcome. This great jihad resulted in a great good for the mujahideen and the emigrants. They turned to Allah, studied the sciences, and understood the religion. Allah created for them miracles that helped them in the truth and encouraged them in jihad. Yes.
The questioner:
Just as the living and the dead are represented equally, is that not so?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 36 هل كرامات المجاهدين الأفغان صحيحة أم لا؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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