It is narrated on the authority of
`Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that
Some people asked Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) about the fortune-tellers and he said: ' They are nothing." They said, 'O Allah's Messenger, sometimes they tell us of a thing that turns out to be true." Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "A Jinn snatches that true word and pours it into the ear of his friend (the fortune-teller) (as one puts something into a bottle). The fortune-teller then mixes with that word one hundred lies."
Related by
Al-Bukhari.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said in the Hadith narrated on the authority of
Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them):
"He who acquires a branch of the knowledge of astrology, learns a branch of magic (of which he acquires more as long as) he continues to do so.'' Related by
Abu Dawud and its Sanad (chain of narrators) is Sahih (authentic).
Al-Nasa'y related on the authority of
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever ties a knot and blows on it has committed sorcery and whoever commits sorcery has committed Shirk (Polytheism). Whoever wears an amulet or talisman will be subjected to its control." This indicates that Sihr (sorcery) involves associating others in worship with Allah, because sorcery cannot be learned except through worshipping the jinn and dedicating sacrificial animals and other acts of worship to them. This is Shirk.
Soothsayers claim knowledge of some matters of the Ghayb. This is widely common among those who locate the positions of the stars to foretell the earthly occurrences or those who use jinn to eavesdrop, as stated in the Hadith mentioned above. These people practice sand-reading, cup-reading, and palm-reading claiming that these enable them to know the Ghayb and the future. They are Kafirs (disbelievers), because this means that they share one of Allah's Attributes, namely, knowledge of the Ghayb, with Him, and for disbelieving in the saying of Allah (Exalted be He):
Say: “None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (Unseen) except Allâh”
Allah also says:
And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none knows them but He.
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Addressing His Prophet (peace be upon him), Allah said:
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I don’t tell you that with me are the treasures of Allâh, nor (that) I know the Unseen; nor I tell you that I am an angel. I but follow what is revealed Whoever consults a soothsayer about a matter that pertains to the Ghayb is a Kafir. It is related by
Ahmad and Ahl-ul-Sunan (authors of Hadith compilations classified by jurisprudential themes) on the authority of
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet(peace be upon him) said:
If anyone resorts to a diviner or a soothsayer and believes in what he says, then he disbelieves in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him). Also,
Muslim related in his Sahih (authentic) Book of Hadith on the authority of some of the Prophet's wives (peace be upon him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
He who visits a diviner and asks him about anything, his prayers will not be accepted for forty nights. It is narrated on the authority of
`Imran ibn Al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“He is not of us: the one who sees omens or has omens seen for him; predicts or has the future predicted for him; performs magic or has magic performed for him. And whoever goes to a soothsayer and believes what he says, has disbelieved in what has been sent down upon Muhammad (peace be upon him)." Related by
Al-Bazzar through a good Sanad. The Hadiths we have cited above tell seekers of the truth that
astrology, the so-called horoscope, palmistry, cup-reading, drawing lines or similar things that soothsayers, diviners and sorcerers practice - all pertain to the sciences, which were common in the pre-Islamic era - are forbidden by Allah and His Messenger. Islam cancelled all such works and warned people against practicing them. Islam also forbade going to those who practice such works and consulting them or believing what they tell. These matters belong to the knowledge of Ghayb that only Allah knows.
I advise everybody who does these acts to repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness. Let him rely on Allah Alone and put his trust in Him in all of his affairs along with utilizing the Shar`y and lawful physical means and giving up these matters
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of the pre-Islamic era. A Muslim should, out of obeying Allah and His Messenger, stay away from these acts and avoid resorting to or believing those who practice them. By doing so, Muslims protect their religion and creed and guard themselves against the wrath of Allah as well as the means of Shirk and Kufr that bring those who dies while committing it to fatal loss in life and the Hereafter. We implore Allah (Glorified be He) to grant us safety from that and we seek refuge with Him from committing what is against Islam or commands His anger. May Allah (Glorified be He) guide all us and all Muslims to the best understanding of His religion and keep us steadfast in it. We seek refuge with Allah from the misguiding trials, the evil of our souls and evil of our bad deeds - He is the One Who is Capable of doing so. May Peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!
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