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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Can one distinguish between the diviner and the fortune-teller?

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Question:
Can one distinguish between the diviner and the fortune-teller by saying that the diviner is the one who claims knowledge of the unseen, such as lost items, and the fortune-teller is the one who claims knowledge of the unseen future?

Answer:
Anyone who claims knowledge of the unseen, whether past or future, is a fortune-teller. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يمكن التفريق بين العرَّاف والكاهن؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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