What is the ruling on the miracles of the awliya (close friends of Allah)?
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The questioner: For example, they went to bury him and found, for instance, gold in the grave, or for instance, the miracles were realized for the brothers...; so what does the authenticity of this hadith mean?
The Shaykh: ... We have now mentioned to you a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). In general, it is not permissible to deny it, for it is a unique gift for the righteous believers in every time and every era. Therefore, one of their scholars said:
"And affirm for the awliya (close friends of Allah) the karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) *** And whoever denies it, reject his speech"
However, unfortunately, what has happened is that people have exaggerated in narrating the karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, to the extent that they have come to narrate karamahs which, if we reflect on them, are insults rather than karamahs. This is widespread in the depths of books, and those who have studied them know it. But the origin of the karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) is established by the Book and the Sunnah. In the Qur'an, for example:[Ali 'Imran 3:37], so this is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for Lady Maryam, who would find food or fresh, new fruits in her house without any hand of hers.
Likewise,[Maryam 19:25], so this is also a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). And the karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) have continued to occur and be narrated through authentic hadiths, such that it is impossible for a person to deny any of them, neither before the Prophethood nor after the Message. In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), multiple karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) occurred for some of the Companions, and likewise for those before them. Perhaps you remember with me the story of the cave of the three who took refuge in a cave. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ; meaning: he remained standing over the heads of his parents, perplexed. Should he wake them to give them water before the children? No, that would be a disturbance to them. Should he give water to the children while they are moaning and crying with hunger? No, that would be prioritizing the right of the child over the parents. So he was perplexed. Sahih al-Bukhari 5974, and he said in the completion of his supplication and his humble plea to his Lord: . "Rock" means a mountain. A mountain rock fell on the mouth of the cave. If there were machines like the machines you see today, they would not be able to move it. But Allah (Mighty and Majestic), the One capable of everything, answered the supplication of this humble person and moved the rock a little until they saw the light, but they could not get out. Until the second man stood up and said: . A farq of rice is a measure. , this is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person), and like it are many, many things.
Some of the Companions came to testify before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the late part of the night, and the night was dark. One of them had a stick with him, and it illuminated the path before him with ten lights in ten lights; as if there was a lit lamp. Until they reached the house. So authentic karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) cannot be denied at all. But, as I mentioned earlier, people expanded in narrating karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) until they became insults!!
The Shaykh: ... We have now mentioned to you a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). In general, it is not permissible to deny it, for it is a unique gift for the righteous believers in every time and every era. Therefore, one of their scholars said:
"And affirm for the awliya (close friends of Allah) the karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) *** And whoever denies it, reject his speech"
However, unfortunately, what has happened is that people have exaggerated in narrating the karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) of the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, to the extent that they have come to narrate karamahs which, if we reflect on them, are insults rather than karamahs. This is widespread in the depths of books, and those who have studied them know it. But the origin of the karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) is established by the Book and the Sunnah. In the Qur'an, for example:
Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from Allah
كلما دخل عليها زكريا المحراب وجد عندها رزقًا قال أنى لك هذا قالت هو من عند اللهLikewise,
And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates.
وهزي إليك بجذع النخل تساقط عليك رطبًا جنيًّاWhile three men from before you were walking, when it rained, they took refuge in a cave in a mountain. A rock from the mountain fell on the mouth of their cave and closed over them. So one of them said, "O you, look for deeds you have done for Allah that are good, and call upon Allah with them; perhaps Allah will relieve you from it." So one of them stood up and said, "O Allah, if You know that I had two old, aged parents and a wife, and I had small children whom I was grazing. When I returned, I would milk. I would start with my parents before my children. One day, the trees took me far away. When I returned, I milked as I used to milk. I came to them and found them asleep. I stood over their heads, hating to wake the children, hating to wake them from their sleep, and hating to give the children water before them, while the children were moaning with hunger at my feet. So that remained my habit and their habit until dawn broke."
بينما ثلاثة نفر ممَّن قبلكم يتمشَّون إذ أصابهم المطر ، فأووا إلى غار في جبل ، فانحطَّت على فم غارهم صخرةٌ من جبل فانطبقت عليهم ، فقال بعضهم : يا هولاء ، انظروا أعمالًا عَمِلْتُموها صالحةً لله فادعوا الله بها ؛ لعل الله يفرجها عنكم ، فقام أحدهم وقال : اللهم إن كنت تعلم أنه كان لي أبوان شيخان كبيران وامرأتي ، وكان لي صبيةٌ صغارٌ أرعى عليهم ، فإذا أرحْتُ حلبْتُ ، فبدأت بأبويَّ قبل بنيَّ ، فنأى بي ذات يوم الشجر ، فلما أرحْتُ حلبْتُ كما كنت أحلب ، فجئتهما ، فوجدتهما قد ناما ، فقمْتُ على رؤوسهما أكرَهُ أن - أوقظ الصبية - أكره أن أوقظهما من نومهما ، وأكره أن أسقي الصبية قبلهما ، والصبية يتضاغَون من الجوع عند قدميَّ ، فلم يزل ذلك دأبي ودأبهم حتى طلع الفجرSo this state of mine and theirs continued till the day dawned.
فلم يزل ذلك دأبي ودأبهم حتى طلع الفجرO Allah, if You know that I did that seeking Your pleasure, then open for us from it an opening through which we can see the sky. So the rock moved a little.
اللهمَّ إن كنت تعلم أني فعلت ذلك ابتغاءَ مرضاتك ففرِّج عنَّا منها فرجة نرى منها السماء ؛ فانزاحت الصخرة شيئًا قليلًاO Allah, if You know that I had a cousin's daughter whom I loved as much as men love women. I asked for her hand in marriage, but she refused until I came to her with a hundred dinars. I labored until I gathered a hundred dinars for her. When I was between her legs, she said, "O servant of Allah, fear Allah and do not open the seal except with its right." So I stood up from her and left the hundred dinars for her. If You, O Allah, know that I did that seeking Your pleasure, then open for us from it an opening. So the rock moved again a little, but they could not get out. Until the third man stood up and said, "O Allah, if You know that I hired a worker for a farq of rice. When he finished his work, I offered him his farq, but he was not pleased with it. So I kept planting until I gathered from it a herd of cattle and their herders. Then he came to me and said, 'O servant of Allah, give me my right.'"
اللهم إن كنت تعلم أنه كان لي ابنةُ عمٍّ أحببتهما كأشدِّ ما يحبُّ الرجال النساء ، فطلبت منها نفسها ، فأبت ، حتى آتيها بمئة دينار ، فتعبت حتَّى جمعتُ لها مائة دينار ، فلما وقعت بين رجليها قالت : يا عبد الله ، اتَّق الله ، ولا تفتح الخاتم إلا بحقِّه ، فقمْتُ عنها ، وتركت لها المائة دينار ، فإن كنت اللهمَّ تعلم أني فعلت ذلك ابتغاءَ مرضاتك ففرِّج عنَّا منها فرجة ، فتحرَّكت الصخرة - أيضًا - شيئًا قليلًا ، ولكنهم لا يستطيعون الخروج ، حتى قام الرجل الثالث ، فقال : اللهمَّ إن كنت تعلم أني كنت استأجرْتُ أجيرًا على فَرَقٍ من أرز ، فلما قضى عملَه عرضت عليه فَرَقَه فرغب عنه ، فلم أزَلْ أزرعه حتى جمعت منه بقرًا ورعاءَها ، ثم جاءني ، فقال : يا عبد الله ، أعطني حقِّيSo I said to him, "Look at those cows; go and take them." He said, "O 'Abdullah, fear Allah and do not mock me. I only have a measure of rice with you." I said, "Go and take them, for those cows are from that measure." So he went and drove them away. Then he said, "O Allah, You know that I did this seeking Your pleasure, so relieve us of what remains." So Allah relieved them of what remained, and they went out strolling.
فقلت له : انظر إلى تلك البقر ، فاذهَبْ وخذها ، قال : يا عبدالله ، اتَّق الله ولا تستهزئ بي ، إنما لي عندك فرق من أرز ، قال : اذهب وخذها ، فإنما تلك البقر من ذاك الفرق ، فذهب واستاقها ، فإن كنت اللهمَّ تعلم أني فعلت ذلك ابتغاءَ مرضاتك ففرِّج عنَّا ما بقي ، ففرَّج الله عنهم ما بقي ، فخرجوا يتمشَّونSome of the Companions came to testify before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the late part of the night, and the night was dark. One of them had a stick with him, and it illuminated the path before him with ten lights in ten lights; as if there was a lit lamp. Until they reached the house. So authentic karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) cannot be denied at all. But, as I mentioned earlier, people expanded in narrating karamahs (miracles granted to a righteous person) until they became insults!!
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