The Difference Between the Hadith on Visiting a Diviner and the Hadith on Believing Him
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 2230 one day. It was also reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan al-Bayhaqi 15:740 (peace and blessings be upon him). Is there a difference between the two hadiths?
Answer:
Yes. If he merely visits him, just going and coming to him, his prayer is not accepted for forty days. But if he believes him, it is more severe; he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights
من أتى عرافا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعينWhoever visits a diviner or a fortune-teller and believes what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad
من أتى عرافا أو كاهنا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمدAnswer:
Yes. If he merely visits him, just going and coming to him, his prayer is not accepted for forty days. But if he believes him, it is more severe; he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:11:36)
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