Seeking Forgiveness for One Who Used to Visit Fortune-Tellers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My father used to go to fortune-tellers, but he used to pray and fast, and then Allah took his soul. His question is: Is it permissible for me to seek forgiveness for him?
Answer:
If he believed the fortune-tellers, going to fortune-tellers is in itself forbidden and not permissible. So if he believed them, that is disbelief, and you should not seek forgiveness for him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My father used to go to fortune-tellers, but he used to pray and fast, and then Allah took his soul. His question is: Is it permissible for me to seek forgiveness for him?
Answer:
If he believed the fortune-tellers, going to fortune-tellers is in itself forbidden and not permissible. So if he believed them, that is disbelief, and you should not seek forgiveness for him.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:12:27)
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