The status of saints and their miracles in light of the Holy Quran and the Hadith

 Miracle of Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him)

An Abyssinian slave who loved Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) committed a theft.  He was brought to Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him).  Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) asked him:  Did you steal?  He said: Yes.  Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) ordered that his hand should be cut.  When that person returned from Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him), he met Hadhrat Salman Farsi (May Allah be well pleased with him) and Ibnul Kara.  Ibnul Kara asked him:  Who cut your hand?  He said: The Commander of the Faithful, the great leader of the Muslims, the son-in-law of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), the husband of Hadhrat Fatima (May Allah be well pleased with her).  He asked him:  Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) cut off your hand and you are praising him?  He said:  Why should I not praise him?  He has cut off my hand as justice and has released me from the fire of hell. 

When Hadhrat Salman Farsi (May Allah be well pleased with him) heard this, he conveyed this to Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him).  Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) summoned that Abyssinian slave and placed his blessed hand on his arm and covered it with a kerchief and recited some prayers.  The narrator says:  Suddenly, we heard a voice from sky:  Remove the cloth from the hand.  Lo and behold!  By the will of Allah Most High and because of his devotedness, he was cured.  (Tafseer Kabeer, Surah Kahf-09; Tafseer Nysaburi, Surah Kahf-09, Vol. 5, Pg. No. 69; Tafseer Siraj Al Muneer. Vol. 1, Pg. No. 2227)