The ruling on making fortune-telling a profession
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this person is asking about the conditions for one who engages in fortune-telling, as many people in our time engage in such matters?
Answer:
It is not permissible to make fortune-telling a profession and to take money for it, or to have programs for it on the radio and television; all of this is not permissible. Fortune-telling includes what is correct, if it is done by a specialist in this matter who has study and knowledge, and what is mere guessing, which is not permissible. It is not permissible to mess with these matters, to extort people's money, and to cause confusion among people in this regard. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this person is asking about the conditions for one who engages in fortune-telling, as many people in our time engage in such matters?
Answer:
It is not permissible to make fortune-telling a profession and to take money for it, or to have programs for it on the radio and television; all of this is not permissible. Fortune-telling includes what is correct, if it is done by a specialist in this matter who has study and knowledge, and what is mere guessing, which is not permissible. It is not permissible to mess with these matters, to extort people's money, and to cause confusion among people in this regard. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/019 — archive.org (9:36)
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