(Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and believes what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad) Is it authentic?
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The questioner : Regarding the question... about this topic from the beginning of the session... concerning: Mishkat al-Masabih 551.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Is this authentic?
The Shaykh : And he believed him.
The questioner : And he believed him.
The Shaykh : Yes, he went to him and believed him, yes, it is authentic.
The questioner : And does this disbelief mean that there is no intercession after it?
The Shaykh : This, my brother... is established as a disbelief less than disbelief, whether it is a disbelief of belief or a disbelief of action. So, the one who went to the diviner and believed what he says: if he believes that the diviner is capable of knowing the unseen, then he is an apostate from his religion. Because what is the meaning of the Messenger's words:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 135Hasan (Darussalam)? What was revealed to Muhammad? [An-Naml 27:65], what was revealed to Muhammad? [Al-A'raf 7:188], what was revealed to Muhammad? [Al-Jinn 72:26-27]? So, does the one who went to the fortune-teller believe that this fortune-teller is a messenger chosen by Allah, so that he goes to him and asks him about hidden matters, and if he informs him, he believes him? This distinction must be kept in mind. If he came to the fortune-teller believing that he is capable of knowing the unseen, then he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad, because he was told: [Al-Jinn 72:26-27]. But if he does not hold this belief, and holds the correct belief that there is no knowledge of the unseen, but he sometimes tries it out, and sometimes they hit the mark, sometimes like this, and so on, so he believes him in some details while he is held back by the previous faith, then his disbelief is practical and not a disbelief of belief. Is this clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Good, please go ahead.
or visits a kahin , he has disbelieved in what has been sent down to Muhammad
مَن أتى عرَّافًا أو كاهنًا فقد كفر بالذي أنزل على محمدThe Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Is this authentic?
The Shaykh : And he believed him.
The questioner : And he believed him.
The Shaykh : Yes, he went to him and believed him, yes, it is authentic.
The questioner : And does this disbelief mean that there is no intercession after it?
The Shaykh : This, my brother... is established as a disbelief less than disbelief, whether it is a disbelief of belief or a disbelief of action. So, the one who went to the diviner and believed what he says: if he believes that the diviner is capable of knowing the unseen, then he is an apostate from his religion. Because what is the meaning of the Messenger's words:
then he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad.
فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمدSay, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah
قُلْ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُAnd if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me.
وَلَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ(26) [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone (27) Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا * إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِنْ رَسُولٍand He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone (27) Except whom He has approved of messengers
فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا * إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِنْ رَسُولٍThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Good, please go ahead.
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