The ruling on going to fortune-tellers and believing them
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Question:
What is the ruling on going to fortune-tellers, O our translators?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him a question, and believes what he says,Musnad Ahmad 657, 658Lts isnad is Da'if because Abu Muwarri’ is unknown], lts isnad is Da\'if because Abu Muwarri\' is unknown and it is repeat of previous report] (Darussalam).
Because the fortune-teller claims knowledge of the unseen, and the unseen is known only to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So whoever claims knowledge of the unseen has committed disbelief, and whoever believes him has committed disbelief. It is obligatory for Muslims not to go to fortune-tellers. And this is not enough; it is not enough that they do not go to them. Rather, they must denounce these people and report them to the authorities so that they can be arrested, tried, and the ruling of Allah the Exalted executed upon them, so that the people and the land may be relieved of the evil of these people. Ah.
What is the ruling on going to fortune-tellers, O our translators?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him a question, and believes what he says,
has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad
يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلمBecause the fortune-teller claims knowledge of the unseen, and the unseen is known only to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So whoever claims knowledge of the unseen has committed disbelief, and whoever believes him has committed disbelief. It is obligatory for Muslims not to go to fortune-tellers. And this is not enough; it is not enough that they do not go to them. Rather, they must denounce these people and report them to the authorities so that they can be arrested, tried, and the ruling of Allah the Exalted executed upon them, so that the people and the land may be relieved of the evil of these people. Ah.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة - الفوزان - ٥ — archive.org (52:16)
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