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Miracles of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

· 23 Rajab 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Someone told me, regarding the miracles of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) that Allah Ta'ala said, "You do not perform miracles, I perform them." Is it correct?

Answer

The meaning of this appears in the Qur'aan Shareef. Perhaps you are referring to the verse of the Qur'aan Shareef wherein Allah Ta'ala says, "You did not throw when you threw (the sand), but Allah Ta'ala had thrown." In other words, it was Allah Ta'ala who had caused the sand to reach the eyes of each kaafir.

From this verse, we understand that nothing takes place without the will and permission of Allah Ta'ala. No person (whether he be a prophet or a non-prophet) has the ability to carry out any miracle of his own.

Accordingly, one should understand that the miracles which Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) performed throughout his mubaarak life were not of his own ability but rather with the permission of Allah Ta'ala.

Allah Ta'ala allowed these miracles to manifest at the mubaarak hands of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Otherwise, there were certain occasions where the kuffaar asked Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) to perform certain miracles and Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) told them that he does not have the ability to carry it out. The only one who can make it happen is Allah Ta'ala.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوْهُمْ وَ لٰکِنَّ اللّٰہَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَ مَا رَمَیْتَ اِذْ رَمَیْتَ وَ لٰکِنَّ اللّٰہَ رَمٰی ۚ وَ لِیُبْلِیَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ مِنْهُ بَلَآءً حَسَنًا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰہَ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ﴿الأنفال: ١٧﴾

وَ قَالُوۡا لَنۡ نُّؤۡمِنَ لَکَ حَتّٰی تَفۡجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ الۡاَرۡضِ یَنۡۢبُوۡعًا ﴿ۙ۹۰﴾ اَوۡ تَکُوۡنَ لَکَ جَنَّۃٌ مِّنۡ نَّخِیۡلٍ وَّ عِنَبٍ فَتُفَجِّرَ الۡاَنۡہٰرَ خِلٰلَہَا تَفۡجِیۡرًا ﴿ۙ۹۱﴾ اَوۡ تُسۡقِطَ السَّمَآءَ کَمَا زَعَمۡتَ عَلَیۡنَا کِسَفًا اَوۡ تَاۡتِیَ بِاللّٰہِ وَ الۡمَلٰٓئِکَۃِ قَبِیۡلًا ﴿ۙ۹۲﴾ اَوۡ یَکُوۡنَ لَکَ بَیۡتٌ مِّنۡ زُخۡرُفٍ اَوۡ تَرۡقٰی فِی السَّمَآءِ ؕ وَ لَنۡ نُّؤۡمِنَ لِرُقِیِّکَ حَتّٰی تُنَزِّلَ عَلَیۡنَا کِتٰبًا نَّقۡرَؤُہٗ ؕ قُلۡ سُبۡحَانَ رَبِّیۡ ہَلۡ کُنۡتُ اِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُوۡلًا ﴿الإسراء: ٩٣﴾

وأيدهم أي الأنبياء بالمعجزات الناقضات للعادات جمع معجزة، وهي أمر يظهر بخلاف العادة على يد مدعي النبوة عند تحدي المنكرين على وجه يعجز المنكرين عن الإتيان بمثله.(شرح العقائد النسفية صـ 325-326)

والآيات أي خوارق العادات المسماة بالمعجزات للأنبياء عليهم الصلاة والسلام، والكرامات للأولياء حق أي ثابت بالكتاب والسنة.(منح الروض الأزهر في شرح الفقه الأكبر صـ 235-236)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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