Boycotting a relative who claims to be a fortune-teller and severing ties with him
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a relative who claims to be a fortune-teller. Is it permissible for me to sever my ties with him? And would I be sinful if I cut off this family tie?
Answer:
No. If he accepts advice, give him advice. If he does not accept advice, stay away from him and boycott him, because this is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Claiming knowledge of the unseen is shirk with Allah the Exalted. It is kufr (disbelief). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a relative who claims to be a fortune-teller. Is it permissible for me to sever my ties with him? And would I be sinful if I cut off this family tie?
Answer:
No. If he accepts advice, give him advice. If he does not accept advice, stay away from him and boycott him, because this is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Claiming knowledge of the unseen is shirk with Allah the Exalted. It is kufr (disbelief). Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب المواضع المنهي عنها والمأذون فيها للصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:15:48)
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