The Criterion for Miracles and Dealing with Stories
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the criterion for miracles (karamat)? Is it possible for them to occur to fighters, such as the emission of the scent of musk or a smile at the time of death? How should one deal with these stories? Are they to be rejected, or are they the truth?
Answer:
Karamat (miracles granted to a righteous person) are supernatural events that go beyond the norm. These are divided into two types: supernatural events of Satan, which have passed us by, and supernatural events from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). The latter are of two kinds: mu'jizat (prophetic miracles) for the prophets, and karamat for the awliya (close friends of Allah). Who are the awliya? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Yunus 10:62] Who are they? They are those who believed and were mindful of Allah. These are the awliya of Allah. Every believer who is mindful of Allah is a wali (close friend of Allah) (Mighty and Majestic). And every disbeliever who associates partners with Allah is a wali of [Al-Baqarah 2:257]. This is the wali, and the supernatural events that occur to him are karamat from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
As for what occurs through the hands of the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, and open sinners, these are not miracles (karamat); these are satanic extraordinary events, satanic extraordinary events, yes, as mentioned previously.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the criterion for miracles (karamat)? Is it possible for them to occur to fighters, such as the emission of the scent of musk or a smile at the time of death? How should one deal with these stories? Are they to be rejected, or are they the truth?
Answer:
Karamat (miracles granted to a righteous person) are supernatural events that go beyond the norm. These are divided into two types: supernatural events of Satan, which have passed us by, and supernatural events from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). The latter are of two kinds: mu'jizat (prophetic miracles) for the prophets, and karamat for the awliya (close friends of Allah). Who are the awliya? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve
أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَAnd those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses.
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِAs for what occurs through the hands of the wicked, disbelievers, polytheists, and open sinners, these are not miracles (karamat); these are satanic extraordinary events, satanic extraordinary events, yes, as mentioned previously.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [229 /1350] هل يمكن أن تحصل للمقاتلين كرامات، مثل رائحة المسك والابتسامة عند الموت...؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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