What is your opinion of one who cites the healing of a patient who visits a righteous wali (close friend of Allah) as evidence for the validity and prescription of this act?

The questioner : The verse... remains, for example... going to a wali... all... ...?

The Shaykh : ...A second answer, which often occurs: a Muslim patient is healed by the hand of a disbelieving doctor; does this healing that occurred at the hand of the disbelieving doctor indicate that the disbeliever is righteous? The matter here is... a matter of research.

The questioner : Seeking medical treatment is required.

The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner : Seeking medical treatment... is required... .

The Shaykh : We are not saying that it is required or not required; we are saying that the occurrence of healing does not indicate that the cause of the healing is a prescribed and righteous matter; so here, when you say that material medical treatment is prescribed; we also say: supplication to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is prescribed, so he made supplication, but he made supplication and associated partners with Allah.