The Ruling on Saying That the Awliya (Close Friends of Allah) Are Beneficial
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Question:
We move on to a question from our sister listener Fatimah, who resides in the Kingdom. She asks: What is the ruling on the one who says that the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous are beneficial?
Answer:
The One who benefits and harms is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). There is no one who can prevent what He has given, and there is no one who can give what He has withheld. The believer attaches his heart to Allah and places his hope in Allah, not in anyone other than Allah. A created being does not benefit except in what he is capable of, such as financial or physical assistance. As for matters that a created being is not capable of, he neither benefits nor harms; rather, this is in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). A created being benefits only within the limits of his ability and capacity. Yes.
We move on to a question from our sister listener Fatimah, who resides in the Kingdom. She asks: What is the ruling on the one who says that the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous are beneficial?
Answer:
The One who benefits and harms is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). There is no one who can prevent what He has given, and there is no one who can give what He has withheld. The believer attaches his heart to Allah and places his hope in Allah, not in anyone other than Allah. A created being does not benefit except in what he is capable of, such as financial or physical assistance. As for matters that a created being is not capable of, he neither benefits nor harms; rather, this is in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). A created being benefits only within the limits of his ability and capacity. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/270 — archive.org (6:03)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.