The Ruling on One Who Claims Knowledge of the Unseen, and the Position of One Who Becomes Aware of It
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Question:
There is a person who claims knowledge of the unseen and makes predictions, stating that he knows and is aware of some events that will occur in certain future and coming years. Regarding some of these matters, he asks: Should I report him to the Hisbah (public authority)?
Answer:
The one who claims knowledge of the unseen is a disbeliever; he is declared a disbeliever on account of this. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Jinn 72:26-27] The unseen belongs to Allah; no one knows it except Allah. If Allah reveals to someone something of it for the benefit of the people, that is different. But whoever claims knowledge of the unseen is a disbeliever. He is an apostate from Islam, and it is obligatory to report him so that he can be taken into custody and this evil idea is not spread among the people, nor are people frightened by his false claims. Therefore, one must report him and have him taken into custody. Yes.
There is a person who claims knowledge of the unseen and makes predictions, stating that he knows and is aware of some events that will occur in certain future and coming years. Regarding some of these matters, he asks: Should I report him to the Hisbah (public authority)?
Answer:
The one who claims knowledge of the unseen is a disbeliever; he is declared a disbeliever on account of this. Allah the Exalted said:
(26) [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone (27) Except whom He has approved of messengers
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3051- حكم من يدَّعي علم الغيب، وموقف من عَلِم بأمره | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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