The Difference Between the Fortune-Teller, the Sorcerer, and the Astrologer
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Question:
Is there a difference between the fortune-teller, the sorcerer, and the conjurer, or are they all called sorcerers?
Answer:
All of these are united by one thing, which is claiming knowledge of the unseen. They are all disbelievers, but their methods are different. The sorcerer claims knowledge of the unseen through knots, incantations, and medicines. The fortune-teller has an opinion from the jinn and claims knowledge of the unseen through what the jinn inform him about hidden matters. The diviner claims knowledge of the unseen through knowing the location of stolen items and lost property.
The astrologer claims the unseen through looking at the stars and sand, through drawing lines in the sand or throwing pebbles, and whoever opens a book or reads in a cup or in the palm claims the unseen. All of these, all of these are disbelievers if they claim the unseen. They are all polytheists, but the methods are multiple.
His disbelief is through sorcery, through medicines and insertions. The fortune-teller’s disbelief is through reporting hidden matters in the future. The astrologer’s disbelief is through looking at the stars, sand through drawing lines in the sand, throwing pebbles, opening a book, the cup, or something similar.
Is there a difference between the fortune-teller, the sorcerer, and the conjurer, or are they all called sorcerers?
Answer:
All of these are united by one thing, which is claiming knowledge of the unseen. They are all disbelievers, but their methods are different. The sorcerer claims knowledge of the unseen through knots, incantations, and medicines. The fortune-teller has an opinion from the jinn and claims knowledge of the unseen through what the jinn inform him about hidden matters. The diviner claims knowledge of the unseen through knowing the location of stolen items and lost property.
The astrologer claims the unseen through looking at the stars and sand, through drawing lines in the sand or throwing pebbles, and whoever opens a book or reads in a cup or in the palm claims the unseen. All of these, all of these are disbelievers if they claim the unseen. They are all polytheists, but the methods are multiple.
His disbelief is through sorcery, through medicines and insertions. The fortune-teller’s disbelief is through reporting hidden matters in the future. The astrologer’s disbelief is through looking at the stars, sand through drawing lines in the sand, throwing pebbles, opening a book, the cup, or something similar.
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد العزيز الراجحي — islamhouse.com (11:08)
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