One who visits a fortune-teller and believes what he says has committed disbelief
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The first and fourth questions of Fatwa No. ( 4393 ):
Q1: Is it permissible for a Muslim to go to one of the people and ask him about his illness, and the other informs him that he is under a spell, then the patient asks him to break the spell, and he proceeds to pour molten lead on the patient's head into a vessel containing water, and then informs him that so-and-so has cast a spell on him? And is it permissible to ask about her son who will marry, or to ask about her married son whether his wife loves us or harbors enmity toward us?
A1: It is permissible for a Muslim to go to an internist, surgeon, neurologist, or similar specialist to diagnose his illness and treat him with appropriate non-forbidden medications according to what he knows in the science
of medicine; because that is part of taking the ordinary means, and Allah the Exalted has sent down the disease and sent down the cure, and whoever knows it knows it and whoever is ignorant of it is ignorant of it. It is not permissible for him to go to the fortune-tellers who claim to know the unseen to learn his illness from them, nor is it permissible for him to believe what they inform him of, for they speak by guessing about the unseen or summon the jinn to seek their help in what they desire. Their affair is lying, and seeking help from the jinn is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2230 narrated by Muslim , and in the Sunan it is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 639Hasan (Darussalam) (peace and blessings be upon him). It was narrated by al-Bazzar with a good chain of narration. It is not permissible for him to submit to what they claim is a treatment, such as pouring lead or the like on his head, for this is part of fortune-telling, and his acceptance of it is assisting them in fortune-telling and seeking help from the devils of the jinn. Likewise, it is not permissible for anyone to go to one of the fortune-tellers to ask who will marry his son, or about what will happen between the two spouses or their families regarding love, enmity, harmony, or separation, for that is part of the unseen which no one knows except Allah.
Q1: Is it permissible for a Muslim to go to one of the people and ask him about his illness, and the other informs him that he is under a spell, then the patient asks him to break the spell, and he proceeds to pour molten lead on the patient's head into a vessel containing water, and then informs him that so-and-so has cast a spell on him? And is it permissible to ask about her son who will marry, or to ask about her married son whether his wife loves us or harbors enmity toward us?
A1: It is permissible for a Muslim to go to an internist, surgeon, neurologist, or similar specialist to diagnose his illness and treat him with appropriate non-forbidden medications according to what he knows in the science
of medicine; because that is part of taking the ordinary means, and Allah the Exalted has sent down the disease and sent down the cure, and whoever knows it knows it and whoever is ignorant of it is ignorant of it. It is not permissible for him to go to the fortune-tellers who claim to know the unseen to learn his illness from them, nor is it permissible for him to believe what they inform him of, for they speak by guessing about the unseen or summon the jinn to seek their help in what they desire. Their affair is lying, and seeking help from the jinn is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted.
من أتى عرافًا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلةor who goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.
من أتى كاهنًا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد
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