The ruling on reading "Your fortune for today" in magazines for mere amusement
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on reading what is called "Your fortune for today" in magazines, just for reading and amusement?
Answer:
This is sorcery and a claim to knowledge of the unseen. It is not permissible to promote this. It is obligatory to prevent magazines that publish this, if they are under the control of Muslims, from publishing it, because it is astrology, sorcery, and a claim to knowledge of the unseen. Therefore, it is forbidden and contradicts the creed. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on reading what is called "Your fortune for today" in magazines, just for reading and amusement?
Answer:
This is sorcery and a claim to knowledge of the unseen. It is not permissible to promote this. It is obligatory to prevent magazines that publish this, if they are under the control of Muslims, from publishing it, because it is astrology, sorcery, and a claim to knowledge of the unseen. Therefore, it is forbidden and contradicts the creed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم قراءة "حظك اليوم" في المجلات لمجرد التسلية – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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