The Difference Between the Diviner and the Tracker

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the difference between the diviner and the tracker?

Answer:
No, the tracker is a *qayf* from the *qafah* who knows the trace; he knows the trace and knows the resemblance. This person deals with lost matters. This is from the *firasah* (intuition) of the Shari'ah. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: The tracker, or the *qayf*—the *qayf* is the tracker. This is named after *al-Murr*, who are a tribe. It is not said that he is a *murij*. If he says he is a *qays*, that is the one who knows the trace and knows the resemblance. These people existed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is not claiming knowledge of the unseen; rather, it is reasoning based on clear signs that they know. They know them. They see the blood and they see the trace. They know them. It is a clear matter, known to those of the circle and those of precise observation. Some of them know the land that has water and the land that does not have water. They know the soil and the trees in it, and other prominent signs. Yes.