The categories of supernatural events: First, a prophetic miracle and a miracle granted to a righteous person; second, a trial for the person involved, and the difference between them.

The Shaykh : Before I move on to some of what concerns the Dajjal and his descriptions, and before the Dabbah, I want to seize this opportunity to mention that many people today believe in supernatural events of another type and consider them miracles granted to the awliya (close friends of Allah) for no reason other than that they are supernatural events. We must also know this legal reality, which is that supernatural events are divided into two categories: miracles for the prophets or miracles granted to the awliya. This is the first category. The other category is supernatural events that are a trial from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for their owners, and they are not a miracle or a miracle granted to their people; rather, they are a trial, as you have seen regarding the greater Dajjal. These two categories are a matter of agreement among the scholars of the Muslims. The supernatural event is sometimes a miracle or a miracle granted to a righteous person, which is of course a beautiful thing, and sometimes it is a trial for the one from whom that supernatural event issues. Distinguishing this type from that type, or this category from this category, is by looking at the source, i.e., which of the two types it is. If its source is a believing man, a prophet or a righteous person, then it is a miracle or a miracle granted to a righteous person. But if its source is a person you see who does not pray, does not fast, and you may even hear from him statements of disbelief that some people interpret by calling them "exaggerations," then this is not a miracle granted to a righteous person, because the one from whom this so-called miracle issued cannot be described as righteous, let alone described as a prophet. Once we know this, what we hear from many people—that so-and-so was walking naked and... and yet supernatural events issued from him, so they are miracles granted to him—this is not permissible to attribute to Islam in any way. Rather, these are either tricks and... and deception by some of these people, or they are a trial from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as we mentioned. This is mentioned in the Noble Qur'an So the trial by the supernatural event is sometimes good and sometimes a trial. And such miracles, which are more deserving of being called insults, have filled the pages of many books concerning the biographies of men who claim affiliation with Sufism and with...