The Ruling on the Sorcerer and the Fortune-Teller

Question:
The questioner asks about the Shaykh Abu Hatim al-Ghazi’s statement in the chapter on the apostate’s generosity in the book of Allah and His Messenger, saying: “A resident who returns in lineage, so you testify to it, but if he was disobedient, it is apparent from the victory.” The questioner asks: Is the Shaykh’s statement that this phrase is correct?

Answer:
No, there is a problem with this phrase. The correct view is that the sorcerer is declared a disbeliever absolutely, without any distinction, because sorcery is not practiced except by seeking the aid of the jinn and Shaytan. Likewise, the soothsayer who claims knowledge of the unseen is ruled to be a disbeliever, because only Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) knows the unseen. Therefore, whoever claims knowledge of the unseen is a disbeliever. There is no distinction in the case of these people. Yes.