The Ruling on Frequenting Fortune-Tellers and Sorcerers
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Shaykh, what is the ruling on frequenting fortune-tellers and sorcerers? And what is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding this man who takes some papers and other things from them?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. It is not permissible to go, let alone frequent them; even going once is not permissible. It is not permissible to go to fortune-tellers and sorcerers, nor to ask them, because this corrupts the creed and leads to shirk (associating partners with Allah), may Allah protect us from it. They claim knowledge of the unseen, and whoever claims knowledge of the unseen has committed disbelief. This validates them and associates with them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 15:741 It was narrated by the people of the Sunan. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5669Da'if (Darussalam) It was narrated by Muslim. Therefore, one must stay away from fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and astrologers, and preserve the correct creed, relying on Allah the Exalted and Majestic in what one desires, what one hopes for, and what one fears. One should place reliance on Allah and depend on Allah the Exalted. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Shaykh, what is the ruling on frequenting fortune-tellers and sorcerers? And what is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding this man who takes some papers and other things from them?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. It is not permissible to go, let alone frequent them; even going once is not permissible. It is not permissible to go to fortune-tellers and sorcerers, nor to ask them, because this corrupts the creed and leads to shirk (associating partners with Allah), may Allah protect us from it. They claim knowledge of the unseen, and whoever claims knowledge of the unseen has committed disbelief. This validates them and associates with them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and believes what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
من أتى كاهنا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلمIt was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that: The Prophet [SAW] said: "Whoever drinks Khamr and puts it in his belly, Allah will not accept his Salah for seven (days), if he dies during them" - Muhammad bin Adam (One of the narrators) said: "he will die a Kafir. If he was too intoxicated to offer any of the obligatory" - Ibn Adam said: "or recite Qur'an, his Salah will not be accepted for 40 days, and if he dies during them," And Ibn Adam said: "He will die a Kafir."
من أتى كاهنا لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين يوما
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم التردد على الكهّان والمشعوذين – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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