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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on some people claiming that they know things about people through observation (firasah) that they did in the past?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people say that they know through observation, and say, "I can tell you about some of the things you did in the past."

Answer:
This is a lie; he is a liar. No one knows the unseen except Allah. No one knows the past except Allah. As for observing that you are intelligent or that you are such-and-such, that is possible,
Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ
[Al-Hijr 15:75]
. But if he tells you about the unseen, he is a liar. No one knows the unseen except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Or if he tells you about the future, he is a liar. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم ادعاء البعض أنه يعرف بالفراسة أشياء عن الناس قد فعلوها في الماضي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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