Does one who watches sorcerers and fortune-tellers for the purpose of laughing at them fall under the hadith (whoever visits a fortune-teller or a diviner...)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sorcerers and false prophets appear on some satellite channels claiming knowledge of the unseen. Is one who watches these people for the purpose of laughing at them and exposing their lies sinful? And does he fall under the Prophet's hadith
Answer:
It is not permissible to watch the acts of sorcerers except for one who denounces them, works to prevent them, and reports them to the authorities to stop them. This person watches in order to verify. As for one who watches and remains silent, this is not permissible. He has thereby approved the evil and accepted it without denouncing it, so the warning befalls him. He sees the evil and does not... The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saysSahih Muslim 49a If you deny it with your heart, do not look at it or turn it over in your mind. You only look at it if you are able to deny it by one of two means: either the hand or the tongue and speech. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sorcerers and false prophets appear on some satellite channels claiming knowledge of the unseen. Is one who watches these people for the purpose of laughing at them and exposing their lies sinful? And does he fall under the Prophet's hadith
(peace and blessings be upon him) "Whoever visits a fortune-teller or a diviner, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days?"
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أتى كاهنا أو عرافا لم تقبل منه صلاة أربعين يوما؟Answer:
It is not permissible to watch the acts of sorcerers except for one who denounces them, works to prevent them, and reports them to the authorities to stop them. This person watches in order to verify. As for one who watches and remains silent, this is not permissible. He has thereby approved the evil and accepted it without denouncing it, so the warning befalls him. He sees the evil and does not... The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [54 -1024]هل من يشاهد السحرة والكهنة من باب الضحك عليهم يدخل في حديث(من أتى كاهنا أو عرافا..)الحديث؟ — youtube.com
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