Refuting the Claims of Miraculous Powers by Some Sufis

Question: It is said that there are men of favor who perform Hajj without any means of transportation. It is also said that they attend a funeral in Mecca while they are actually located in a very distant region. Was the wind, for example, arranged for them to facilitate their movement? We ask for guidance.

Answer: These matters have no basis in the pure Shari'ah. They are among the false superstitions of some people. Some Sufis may claim to have karamah (miracles granted to a righteous person) that allow them to reach Mecca without cars, airplanes, or anything else. This is among their superstitions and lies. It is possible that some of them have a connection with the jinn and worship the jinn, and the jinn carry them to Mecca and other places, as mentioned by Shaykh al-Islam Abu al-Abbas Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) and others among the scholars.
In summary, these reports are either of the kind of superstitions spoken by some Sufis and their like, who claim to be awliya (close friends of Allah) and possess karamah (miracles granted to a righteous person), but they are lying in that; or they are among the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Satan, and the devils carry them and transport them from one place to another, because he worships them and obeys them. So when he served them and worshipped them, they served him by transporting him from one place to another.