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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on going to sorcerers, magicians, fortune-tellers, and astrologers, and believing in their benefit and harm

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Question:
May Allah reward you and benefit through you. In another question, he says: What is the ruling on one who goes to sorcerers and believes in their benefit and harm?

Answer:
It is not permissible to go to sorcerers, the Dajjal, magicians, fortune-tellers, or astrologers, because of the corruption of belief and its contradiction of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and the resulting harm to the individual and society. It is obligatory to avoid them and stay away from them, if it is not possible to take them by the hand and prevent them from this Satanic work.
At the very least, a person should isolate himself from them, stay away from them, and be wary of them. The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever goes to…
or who goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.كاهنا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما انزل على محمد
Sunan Ibn Majah 639Hasan (Darussalam)
(peace and blessings be upon him). And in the hadith:
another hadith: whoever goes to a fortune-teller or a diviner, his prayer will not be accepted for forty daysاخر من اتى كاهنا او عرافا لم تقبل له صلاه اربعين يوما
This is a severe warning that indicates the prohibition of visiting fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and the like. As for believing that they can cause harm or benefit other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic), that is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is obligatory for the Muslim to be wary of that and to believe that none can cause harm or benefit except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), so he should rely upon Him and depend upon Him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5367- حكم الذهاب إلى المشعوذين والسحرة والكُهَّان والمنجمين واعتقاد النفع والضر فيهم - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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