"Whoever goes to a diviner and believes what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad." Is this major shirk?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you. What came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in his saying: Sunan Ibn Majah 639Hasan (Darussalam) Is this disbelief that takes one out of the religion, or is there a distinction in this?
The Shaykh : Yes, the hadith is. If the diviner says to you: "Such and such will happen in such and such a month," and then you believe him, this entails denying the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Naml 27:65] Because you have now believed that this statement from this soothsayer or diviner is true. Thus, it becomes major shirk, because anything that entails denying what Allah and His Messenger said is disbelief. For this reason, the hadith narrated by Muslim came: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5669Da'if (Darussalam), and it did not mention disbelief because this person asked a mere question and did not believe, unlike the one who asked and then believed, for his belief entails denying the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Naml 27:65], and it becomes disbelief.
The questioner : Is it major shirk?
The Shaykh : It is disbelief that takes one out of the religion, yes.
The Shaykh : And we, praise be to Allah, have witnessed their lies. At the beginning of the Gregorian year last year, unfortunately, the newspapers published that one of the female soothsayers said many things, and we did not witness a single one of them, not one. But they deceive people, and people, with their weak faith, cling to everything, yes.
or who goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.
من أتى عرافاً فصدقه بما يقول فقد كفر بما أُنزل على محمّدThe Shaykh : Yes, the hadith is
Whoever goes to a diviner and believes him
من أتى عرّافا فصدّقهSay, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah
قُلْ لا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُIt was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that: The Prophet [SAW] said:
من أتى عرافًا فسأله لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين يوماSay, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah
قُلْ لا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُThe questioner : Is it major shirk?
The Shaykh : It is disbelief that takes one out of the religion, yes.
The Shaykh : And we, praise be to Allah, have witnessed their lies. At the beginning of the Gregorian year last year, unfortunately, the newspapers published that one of the female soothsayers said many things, and we did not witness a single one of them, not one. But they deceive people, and people, with their weak faith, cling to everything, yes.