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Is the ruling on contacting sorcerers and fortune-tellers the same as the ruling on those who visit them, such that it falls under the warning?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some satellite channels conduct weekly interviews with some sorcerers and fortune-tellers. Callers contact them to ask about their future or to ask the sorcerer to break a spell or treat their sick person, and this is done via live broadcast. What is the ruling on this? And does the caller fall under the warning regarding visiting sorcerers and fortune-tellers?

Answer:
Yes, whoever asks them is in the same ruling as those who visit them. If he believes them, he disbelieves in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He is not one of us who performs sorcery orليس منا من سحر أو
He practiced sorcery for him, or he practiced fortune-telling for him, or he took an omen as a bad sign for him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disavowed him. This is a forbidden matter, and it is disbelief in Allah and associating partners with Allah. It is not permissible at all, neither on satellite channels nor elsewhere. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [536 -2802] هل الاتصال بالسحرة والكهنة حكمه كحكم من أتاهم فيدخل في الوعيد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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