in the Quran, there are a host of them described in the two most famous and authentic books of hadith, Saḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Saḥīḥ Muslim.

The final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم himself told his Companions about saints from previous nations and their miracles. To earn blessings, let’s now talk about what hadith say about saintly miracles.  

When a newborn baby began to speak

The karāmah of Jurayj Rāhib رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه is mentioned in hadith. Jurayj was a saint from a previous nation. A woman accused him of wrongdoing and claimed her illegitimate child belonged to him.

Jurayj addressed the newborn; “Child, tell me who your father is.” Despite just being born, the baby spoke and said who its father was.^[1]

This was a karāmah of Jurayḥ Rāhib, which was mentioned by our beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم himself, and narrated by Imam al-Bukhārī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه By talking about the karāmāt of the saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ, love for them increases grows in our hearts. With this love, a person attains safety in the grave and on the Day of Judgement. By loving the saints, our faith becomes stronger. We should love the saints deeply, read about their lives, study their miracles, and listen to stories of their miraculous events.

Is it permissible to ask saints for help?

Dear Islamic brothers! Just as the saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ are granted karāmāt, they are also given ability to help people. It is also a karāmah of the