Fatwa #10556 October 2000Pakistan

Do you Believe that Pious Saints have knowledge of the Unseen

Answer

Ilm ul-Ghayb (knowledge of the unseen without any medium) is the special
attribute of Allah Ta'ala. Pious people do not have knowledge of the unseen
without any medium. The Ilm al-Ghayb of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi
Wasallam) was through Wahy (revelation) or Kashf (divine inspiration).

The knowledge of the unseen of pious saints is also by Kashf.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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