Does the one who contacts sorcerers or fortune-tellers fall under the hadith (whoever goes to a sorcerer or a fortune-teller and believes what he says…)?
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Question:
The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan al-Bayhaqi 15:741. The question is: does "going to" mean the known physical coming, or does it include contacting him via telephone, or via a satellite channel?
Answer:
This is included; it includes going to him in person, or going to him by asking through the common means of communication now, for they are like going to him and fall under that.
The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever goes to a sorcerer or a fortune-teller and believes what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad
من أتى ساحرا أو عرافا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمدAnswer:
This is included; it includes going to him in person, or going to him by asking through the common means of communication now, for they are like going to him and fall under that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [547 -2802] هل الذي يتصل على السحرة أو الكهنة يدخل في حديث (من أتى ساحرا أو عرافا فصدقه بما يقول..)؟ — youtube.com
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