The Prophet’s ﷺ Powers According to “Bahar-e Shari‘at”

Question

In “Bahar-e Shari‘at” (“The Spring of the Shari‘a”), part one, p. 22, [it is stated]: the Prophet ﷺ is the absolute deputy of Allah the Exalted; the whole world has been placed under the disposal of the Prophet ﷺ — whatever he wishes he does, to whomever he wishes he gives, from whomever he wishes he takes back whatever he wishes; in the whole world there is none to overturn his command; the whole world is subject to him, and he is subject to none but his Lord; everything is his property, the whole of Paradise is…

Answer

How can so grandiose a belief be accepted without a clear text (nass) — especially when texts exist that are entirely contrary to it? Observe: [ar]قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ[/ar] “Say: I have no power to bring benefit or harm to myself, except as Allah wills” (Surah al-A‘raf, 7:188)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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