Is what fortune-tellers report about a person's future something stolen from the knowledge of the heavens, or is it mere independent reasoning?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is what fortune-tellers report about a person's future, some of which comes to pass, something stolen from the knowledge of the heavens, which is the unseen for the people of the earth, or is it the independent reasoning of these fortune-tellers?
Answer:
It may be this and it may be that. It may be that it is through a word heard from the heavens. It may be that it is a matter of gradual descent into sin, trial, and testing. It may be that it coincided with divine decree and destiny, not because they predicted it, but because Allah decreed that this would happen at this time. In any case, they are never to be believed. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is what fortune-tellers report about a person's future, some of which comes to pass, something stolen from the knowledge of the heavens, which is the unseen for the people of the earth, or is it the independent reasoning of these fortune-tellers?
Answer:
It may be this and it may be that. It may be that it is through a word heard from the heavens. It may be that it is a matter of gradual descent into sin, trial, and testing. It may be that it coincided with divine decree and destiny, not because they predicted it, but because Allah decreed that this would happen at this time. In any case, they are never to be believed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [131 -858] هل ما يخبر به الكهنة عن مستقبل الشخص هو مما يسترق من خبر السماء أم محض اجتهاد؟ — youtube.com
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