The Ruling on Praying Behind a Fortune-Teller and Dealing with Him
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Question:
This questioner, Taha Abdul Hamid from Sudan, says: One of the false messiahs claims that he can identify a thief after he has stolen in secret, using methods that many people do not know. Among these methods is that he orders a plate of water and a child who has not reached puberty to be brought, and the child must have been breastfed by his mother for two full years and not been frightened by a dog. Then he recites some of the Qur'an and some words that are not understood, and then he asks the child if he saw anything in the water in the plate. The child then describes the thief in detail and where he hid the stolen goods. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah in such a case? Is it permissible to pray behind him? Is it permissible for us to maintain ties with him in times of ease and hardship, knowing that we have advised him, but he does not accept the advice and says that he is in the right? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is a matter of deception, trickery, and lying. He is actually using the jinn and asking the jinn. They may inform him, and they may know the thief and tell him. One should not pray behind such a person. Rather, it is obligatory to report his case to the court, or the committee, or the authority, so that he is deterred from this action. This is a claim of knowledge of the unseen. The mention of the child, the boy, and so on, and the water, all of this is a matter of deception and trickery.
The truth is that he asks the jinn, seeks the help of the jinn, and reports what they tell him. They may be mistaken, or they may be truthful. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner, Taha Abdul Hamid from Sudan, says: One of the false messiahs claims that he can identify a thief after he has stolen in secret, using methods that many people do not know. Among these methods is that he orders a plate of water and a child who has not reached puberty to be brought, and the child must have been breastfed by his mother for two full years and not been frightened by a dog. Then he recites some of the Qur'an and some words that are not understood, and then he asks the child if he saw anything in the water in the plate. The child then describes the thief in detail and where he hid the stolen goods. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah in such a case? Is it permissible to pray behind him? Is it permissible for us to maintain ties with him in times of ease and hardship, knowing that we have advised him, but he does not accept the advice and says that he is in the right? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is a matter of deception, trickery, and lying. He is actually using the jinn and asking the jinn. They may inform him, and they may know the thief and tell him. One should not pray behind such a person. Rather, it is obligatory to report his case to the court, or the committee, or the authority, so that he is deterred from this action. This is a claim of knowledge of the unseen. The mention of the child, the boy, and so on, and the water, all of this is a matter of deception and trickery.
The truth is that he asks the jinn, seeks the help of the jinn, and reports what they tell him. They may be mistaken, or they may be truthful. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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