Is one who believes a fortune-teller and watches him on television included in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him questions and believes him”?
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The questioner:
In the hadith of the ProphetMishkat al-Masabih 4599, is it necessary to go, meaning to physically visit, or does it apply even if he believes him while he is far away, such as watching him behind the screens of the television?
The Shaykh:
It is considered going; watching him and believing him is going, and the hadith applies to him. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it reported that hisSunan an-Nasa'i 5669Da'if (Darussalam)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is in Sahih Muslim: “Whoever goes to a fortune-tellerSunan an-Nasa'i 5669Da'if (Darussalam)” this is in Sahih Muslim. As for Mishkat al-Masabih 4599 Jami` at-Tirmidhi 135Hasan (Darussalam), this is a hadith in the Sunan. In the Sunan, yes.
In the hadith of the Prophet
God’s messenger as saying: “If anyone resorts to a kahin and believes him
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أتى كاهنا فسأله وصدقه الحديث، يقولThe Shaykh:
It is considered going; watching him and believing him is going, and the hadith applies to him. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it reported that his
his Salah will not be accepted for 40 days
تقبل له صلاة أربعين يوماThe Shaykh:
Yes, this is in Sahih Muslim: “Whoever goes to a fortune-teller
his Salah will not be accepted for 40 days
لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين يوماIf anyone resorts to a kahin and believes him m what he says
من أتى كاهنا فصدقه بما يقولthen he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad
قد كفر بما أنزل على محمد
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من صدق كاهنا يشاهده بالتلفاز يدخل في قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم «من أتى كاهنا، فسأله وصدّقه»؟ — youtube.com
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