Do we rule that one who displays miracles to people is among the awliya (close friends of Allah)?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Do we rule that one who displays miracles to people, where these miracles occur through his hands, is among the awliya? And is it permissible for us to ask him for healing, with the permission of Allah?

Answer:
As for ruling that he is among the awliya based solely on the miracle, no. We must look at his deeds. If his deeds are righteous and his creed is sound, then this is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). However, the true wali does not display this before people; rather, he is humble before Allah. The true wali does not become arrogant with this karamah or take pride in it; rather, he conceals it, concealing it to the utmost degree, and does not display it before people. If he displays it, he is suspect. But one looks at his deeds and what he is upon. Either he is a wali of Allah and this is a karamah, or he is an enemy of Allah and this is a satanic miracle. Yes.