The belief that the zodiac constellations reveal the future
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are those who believe that the zodiac constellations reveal the future independently declared to be disbelievers on account of this belief?
Answer:
Yes, if they claim knowledge of the unseen. The constellations do not provide knowledge of the unseen. As for predictions, they predict in meteorology that winds or rain may occur; it may happen or it may not. They only predict this and do not assert it with certainty. However, if they assert it with certainty, they are declared disbelievers on account of that, because this is a claim of knowledge of the unseen. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are those who believe that the zodiac constellations reveal the future independently declared to be disbelievers on account of this belief?
Answer:
Yes, if they claim knowledge of the unseen. The constellations do not provide knowledge of the unseen. As for predictions, they predict in meteorology that winds or rain may occur; it may happen or it may not. They only predict this and do not assert it with certainty. However, if they assert it with certainty, they are declared disbelievers on account of that, because this is a claim of knowledge of the unseen. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، مقدمة الكتاب — islamhouse.com (54:37)
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