The Meaning of Disbelief for One Who Visits a Fortune-Teller and the Restriction of the Hadith

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some scholars have stated that the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “He has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him),” is that this is a minor disbelief that does not take one out of the religion, because it is based on a doubt, which is that it is invalid and their evidence for the doubt is that they believe in the one who went to have it opened and believed her. The jinn steal the sun, and also that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left the ruling of prayer for forty days, so he specified a duration for the non-acceptance of the prayer, and this indicates that he did not disbelieve in a way that takes one out of the religion. I hope you will clarify this, may Allah reward you.

Answer:
This is a statement, but the statement of the Messenger is general. Who is it that restricts the statement of the Messenger? It is not restricted except by the statement of the Messenger. The statement of the Messenger is not restricted except by another explicit text. As for it being restricted by the statement of a scholar, this is not permissible. What this person mentioned is from the statements of the scholars, and it requires evidence. The statement of the Messenger is general, and it is obligatory that the hadith be taken as it came, and not interpreted with this interpretation. As for his specifying that his prayer and the non-acceptance of his prayer was for forty days, this is regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) going and not believing, meaning in Sahih Muslim, whoever visits a fortune-teller days, and it does not contain belief. This is for merely going to him, even if he did not believe him. If he believed him, he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), because he believed in disbelief. If he believed in disbelief, he is a disbeliever. The result is that it is not permissible to interpret the statement of the Messenger without evidence, nor to restrict it without evidence.