The Reality of the Karamah of the Awliya

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

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The fourth question of Fatwa No. ( 9027 ):

Q4: Do the awliya (close friends of Allah) have karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person), and do they have the ability to act in the realm of the unseen in the heavens and the earth, and do they intercede for the people of this world while they are in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) or not?
A4: Karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person): It is a matter that transcends the ordinary, which Allah the Exalted manifests through the hand of a living righteous servant of His; as an honor for him, He thereby removes a harm from him, or realizes a benefit for him, or establishes a right through it. The righteous servant does not have the power to bring about this matter when he wishes, just as the Prophet does not have the power to bring about a mu'jizah (a prophetic miracle) from himself; rather, all of that is with Allah alone. Allah the Exalted said:

But they say, "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."

وَقَالُوا لَوْلا أُنْـزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ قُلْ إِنَّمَا الآيَاتُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ

[Al-'Ankabut 29:50]

And the righteous do not have the power to act in the kingdom of the heavens and the earth except to the extent of the means that Allah has given them, such as the rest of humanity in planting, building, trading, and the like of what is of the nature of human actions
by the permission of Allah the Exalted, and they do not have the power to intercede for anyone of the creation, whether living or dead, while they are in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection). Allah the Exalted said:

Say, "To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely.

قُلْ لِلَّهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا

[Az-Zumar 39:44]

And He said:

And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.

وَلاَ يَمْلِكُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ إِلا مَنْ شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

[Az-Zukhruf 43:86]

And He said:

Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission?

مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلا بِإِذْنِهِ

[Al-Baqarah 2:255]

And whoever believes that they act in the universe or know the unseen is a disbeliever; because of the saying of Allah Mighty and Majestic:

To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent.

لِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

[Al-Ma'idah 5:120]

And His saying, Exalted is He:

Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah

قُلْ لاَ يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلا اللَّهُ

[An-Naml 27:65]

And His saying, Exalted is He, commanding His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with what removes confusion and clarifies the truth:

Say, "I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allah has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."

قُلْ لاَ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلاَ ضَرًّا إِلا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ إِنْ أَنَا إِلا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

[Al-A'raf 7:188]

. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

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