Reading coffee cups, palms, and horoscopes in the newspapers
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Question:
There are many questions on the topic of sorcery, but we will read whatever is possible, if Allah wills. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on reading coffee cups, palms, and what is called horoscopes, which are published in the newspapers?
Answer:
They are all types of sorcery. Reading coffee cups, palms, and the horoscopes published in the newspapers are all claims of knowledge of the unseen. Therefore, they are fortune-telling, and fortune-telling is a type of sorcery. They are all invalid acts: fortune-telling, sorcery, and seeking protection from evil. All these methods are methods of casting stones, striking the wada' (a type of sorcery), and scattering the wada'. All of this is among the types of planting (sorcery).
There are many questions on the topic of sorcery, but we will read whatever is possible, if Allah wills. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view on reading coffee cups, palms, and what is called horoscopes, which are published in the newspapers?
Answer:
They are all types of sorcery. Reading coffee cups, palms, and the horoscopes published in the newspapers are all claims of knowledge of the unseen. Therefore, they are fortune-telling, and fortune-telling is a type of sorcery. They are all invalid acts: fortune-telling, sorcery, and seeking protection from evil. All these methods are methods of casting stones, striking the wada' (a type of sorcery), and scattering the wada'. All of this is among the types of planting (sorcery).
Source
السحر والشعوذة وخطورتهما على الفرد والمجتمع — islamhouse.com (58:00)
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