Some of the Sufi shaykhs say, “The awliya (close friends of Allah) grant children and create them in the wombs…”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the Sufi shaykhs say that the awliya grant children and that they create them in the wombs. Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah) in lordship? And do they have a cause?
Answer:
This is an exaggeration. This is an exaggeration regarding the created beings, to the point that they claimed that they create with Allah the Exalted. Glorified is He above that. Rather, they say something greater than this: they say that they are the ones who manage the universe, and that they are the poles who manage the universe. So their transgression in shirk (associating partners with Allah) exceeded the shirk of Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab, until they associated with Allah in creation and management. Glorified is He above that. And this is an exaggeration regarding them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the Sufi shaykhs say that the awliya grant children and that they create them in the wombs. Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah) in lordship? And do they have a cause?
Answer:
This is an exaggeration. This is an exaggeration regarding the created beings, to the point that they claimed that they create with Allah the Exalted. Glorified is He above that. Rather, they say something greater than this: they say that they are the ones who manage the universe, and that they are the poles who manage the universe. So their transgression in shirk (associating partners with Allah) exceeded the shirk of Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab, until they associated with Allah in creation and management. Glorified is He above that. And this is an exaggeration regarding them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [936 /1350] يقول بعض مشايخ الصوفية "إن الأولياء يهبون الأولاد ويخلقون في الأرحام.." - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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