The ruling on visiting a sorceress and asking her about a lost item
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Question:
This questioner says: I visited a sorceress, and she told me a lie about my lost bag. I did not find it, and I did not believe her. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Yes, going to her is a sin. Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him about somethingSunan al-Bayhaqi 15:741. It is not permissible to go to fortune-tellers, nor to sorcerers, nor to ask them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: I visited a sorceress, and she told me a lie about my lost bag. I did not find it, and I did not believe her. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Yes, going to her is a sin. Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him about something
If he believes him in what he says, he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلمThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 50 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/إيقاد السرج/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:50)
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