Some say: The awliya (close friends of Allah) may be shown by Allah some of the unseen, based on the saying of Allah: “except whom He has chosen as a messenger”?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some Sufi sects cite the verse of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Jinn 72:26-27], as evidence that there are some awliya (close friends of Allah) whom Allah Mighty and Majestic reveals some of the unseen to, and that it is permissible to seek blessing from these awliya and call upon them for aid.
Answer:
They are messengers, except for those who are among the messengers. Are these awliya (close friends of Allah) that they claim to be, actually messengers? Those who are not messengers are not shown the unseen by Allah. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some Sufi sects cite the verse of Allah the Exalted,
(26) [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone (27) Except whom He has approved of messengers
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍAnswer:
They are messengers, except for those who are among the messengers. Are these awliya (close friends of Allah) that they claim to be, actually messengers? Those who are not messengers are not shown the unseen by Allah. Yes.
Source
[2900- 4717] البعض يقول:إن الأولياء قد يطلعهم الله على شيء من الغيب لقول الله: إلا من ارتضى من رسول؟ — youtube.com
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