The Difference Between Farasah, Fortune-Telling, and Divination
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Question:
What is the difference between farasah, fortune-telling, and divination?
Answer:
There is a clear difference. Fortune-telling and divination are the work of Satan, whereas farasah is from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), who places it in some people. Yes.[Al-Hijr 15:75]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Question:
This questioner says:
Answer:
Do you say that the qaffah who know the signs and resemblances are among the fortune-tellers? No, this is discernment. Yes.
What is the difference between farasah, fortune-telling, and divination?
Answer:
There is a clear difference. Fortune-telling and divination are the work of Satan, whereas farasah is from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), who places it in some people. Yes.
Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Question:
This questioner says:
Answer:
Do you say that the qaffah who know the signs and resemblances are among the fortune-tellers? No, this is discernment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين الفراسة والكهانة والعرافة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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