With regard to karaamaat (miracles) of the righteous among
this ummah, such as the scholars, devoted worshippers and ascetics, there are
many such stories. We will quote a few examples of such incidents that were
narrated by the scholars in their books. However we should point out that many
of the stories that have been narrated in this regard may not be sound, so it
is essential to verify reports of this nature before taking them seriously or
quoting them.
It was narrated that Qays ibn Abi Haazim said: I saw Khaalid
ibn al-Waleed (may Allah be pleased with him) in Heerah. Some poison was
brought to him and he said: What is this? They said: Poison that kills in a
very short time. He said: Bismillah (in the name of Allah), then he swallowed
it and nothing bad happened to him.
(Sharh Usool I‘tiqaad Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa‘ah, 6/498;
al-Bidaayah wa’n-Nihaayah, 6/382)
It was narrated that Thaabit al-Bunaani said: I was with
Anas when his steward came to him and said: O Abu Hamzah, our land is very dry.
Anas got up and did wudoo’, then he went out to the desert and prayed two
rak‘ahs, then he offered supplication (du‘aa’). And I saw the clouds gathering,
then it rained until everything was full. When the rain stopped, Anas sent one
of his family members to look and said: See how far the rain reached. So he
looked and it had not reached beyond his land except a short distance.
(End quote from Sharh Usool I‘tiqaad Ahl as-Sunnah
wa’l-Jamaa‘ah, 7/11; al-Bidaayah wa’n-Nihaayah, 9/107)
It was narrated that Ja‘far ibn Zayd al-‘Abdi said: We went
out on campaign to Kabul and among the army was Silah ibn Ashyam. When we got
close to the land of the enemy, the commander said: No one among the troops
should wander off away from the army. A mule of Silah’s strayed, carrying its
load, and he started to pray. It was said: The people (i.e. the army) have
started moving on. He said: It is only two brief rak‘ahs. Then he offered
supplication (du‘aa’) and said: O Allah, I urge You to return my mule and its
load to me. Then it came and stood in front of him.
(End quote from Sharh Usool I‘tiqaad Ahl as-Sunnah
wa’l-Jamaa‘ah, 7/142)
It was narrated that Naafi‘ ibn Abi Nu‘aym said: When Abu
Ja‘far Yazeed ibn al-Qa‘qaa‘ al-Qaari’ was washed (ghusl) after he died, they
looked at the area between his throat and chest and saw that it looked like a
page of the Mushaf. He said: None of those who were present doubted that it was
the light of the Qur’aan.
(End quote from Tahdheeb al-Kamaal, 33/201)
It was narrated from Muhammad ibn Ziyaad al-Alhaani, from
Abu Muslim al-Khawlaani, that a woman turned his wife against him, so he prayed
against her and she lost her sight. Then she came to him and said: O Abu
Muslim, I did such and such, but I shall not do it again. He said: O Allah, if
she is telling the truth then restore her sight to her. And she regained her
sight.
(End quote from Hilyat al-Awliya’, 5/121)
It was narrated that Bilaal ibn Ka‘b al-‘Akki said: Some
boys said to Abu Muslim al-Khawlaani when a gazelle passed by: Pray to Allah to
detain this gazelle for us. He prayed to Allah (du‘aa’) and He detained it
until they caught it with their hands.
(End quote from Tareekh Dimashq, 27/215)
It was narrated that Shaqeeq said: I was in some farmland of
mine when a cloud came, and I heard from it a voice saying: Rain on the land of
So and so. So I went to the man and said: What do you do with your crops? He
said: I plant one third (i.e., save the seeds for planting), I eat one third
and I give one third in charity.
(End quote from Sharh Usool I‘tiqaad Ahl as-Sunnah
wa’l-Jamaa‘ah, 7/94)
It was narrated from Abu’l-‘Alaa’ ibn ‘Abdillah ibn
ash-Shakhkheer that ‘Aamir ibn ‘Abd Qays used to take his stipend and carry it
in the hem of his rida’ (upper garment), and he would not meet any of the poor
who asked him for something but he would give him something. Then when he
entered upon his family, he gave it to them and they counted it, and it was the
same as what he had been given (i.e., it had not decreased at all).
(End quote from Tareekh Dumashq, 26/29; al-Isaabah,
5/77)
It was narrated that Yoonus said: When Mutarrif ibn
‘Abdillah entered his house, the vessels in his house would glorify Allah.
(End quote from Tareekh Dimashq, 58/323; Hilyat al-Awliya’,
2/206)
It was narrated that Qataadah said: Mutarrif ibn ‘Abdillah
and a companion of his were walking on a dark night, and at the end of the whip
of one of them there was a light. He said to his companion: If we tell people
about this they will say that we are lying. Mutarrif said: The one who says we
are lying is more of a liar.
(End quote from Hilyat al-Awliya’, 2/205; Siyar A‘laam
an-Nubala’, 4/193)
It was narrated that al-Jurayri said: ‘Abdullah ibn Shaqeeq
was a man whose du‘aa’s were answered. Clouds would pass by him and he would
say: O Allah, do not let them go beyond such and such a place before it rains,
and they would not go beyond that place before it rained.
(End quote from Tareekh Dimashq, 29/161)
It was narrated that al-Haarith ibn an-Nu‘maan said:
Ibraaheem ibn Adham used to pick fresh dates from oak trees.
(End quote from Tareekh Dimashq, 6/326; Siyar A‘laam
an-Nubala’, 7/393)
It was narrated that Yahya ibn Katheer al-Basri said: Kahmas
ibn al-Hasan bought some flour for one dirham and ate some of it, then after a
long time he weighed it and found that it was the same weight as when he bought
it.
(End quote from Siyar A‘laam an-Nubala’, 6/317)
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