What is the ruling on one who says that the wali (close friend of Allah) knows the unseen and acts in the universe, but only by the permission of Allah?
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Question:
The questioner: Some of the followers of the Sufi paths say that this wali knows the unseen and acts in the universe, but all of this is only by the permission of Allah, and that it is Allah who revealed it to him. Is this statement and this action considered shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is a lie against Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah has not permitted this, and no one knows the unseen except Allah[An-Naml 27:65]. Therefore, the one who claims knowledge of the unseen is a disbeliever, because he claims to be a partner to Allah in what is among the exclusive attributes of Allah, so he becomes a disbeliever by this. Yes.
The questioner: Some of the followers of the Sufi paths say that this wali knows the unseen and acts in the universe, but all of this is only by the permission of Allah, and that it is Allah who revealed it to him. Is this statement and this action considered shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
This is a lie against Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah has not permitted this, and no one knows the unseen except Allah
Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah
قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يقول أن الولي يعلم الغيب ويتصرف في الكون ولكن بإذن من الله؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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