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In the hadith, "Whoever goes to a fortune-teller... and believes what he says has committed disbelief..." Does this mean that he has left the religion?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Whoever goes to
a diviner and believes what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)عرافا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sunan al-Bayhaqi 15:741
" Does this mean that he is outside the religion of Islam? And does his wife become divorced from him?

Answer:
This is one of the hadiths of warning. It is passed on as it came and is not interpreted. It may be that he is a disbeliever if he believes what he says, such as slaughtering for other than Allah, or calling upon other than Allah, or believing that calling upon other than Allah is permissible and that there is no harm in it, or that slaughtering for other than Allah is permissible, if he is aware of this and believes it. That is major kufr (disbelief). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [302 /1350] في الحديث "من أتى كاهنا .. فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر.." هل يعني هذا أنه قد خرج من الملة..؟ — youtube.com

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