The ruling on asking a fortune-teller to verify his truthfulness
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling if a man asks a fortune-teller to test him, to see if he is truthful or a liar?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling if a man asks a fortune-teller to test him, to see if he is truthful or a liar, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with Ibn Sayyad?
The Shaykh:
We said that if it is for the sake of verification, for the sake of verification to be certain of his claim that he is a seer, then there is no harm. But if he is not one of the people of expertise, nor one of the men of the hisbah (public authority), nor one of the officials entrusted with following up on these matters, then it is not permissible to enter through this door, because he may be tried, and he may be led astray, and he may be afflicted. So he should stay away from these matters. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling if a man asks a fortune-teller to test him, to see if he is truthful or a liar?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling if a man asks a fortune-teller to test him, to see if he is truthful or a liar, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with Ibn Sayyad?
The Shaykh:
We said that if it is for the sake of verification, for the sake of verification to be certain of his claim that he is a seer, then there is no harm. But if he is not one of the people of expertise, nor one of the men of the hisbah (public authority), nor one of the officials entrusted with following up on these matters, then it is not permissible to enter through this door, because he may be tried, and he may be led astray, and he may be afflicted. So he should stay away from these matters. Yes.
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