Fatwa #4709821 January 2021United Kingdom
Speaking to a fortune teller
Question
I have a question that my friend (non muslim) at work is like involved in all these horscopes and fortune telling etc.
Now I heard a hadees that a person who speak to a fortune teller his he has disbelieved
so my question is can I speak to my friend who is involved in these things im not asking him to tell my future or anything I speak to him about other things
is that the same as speaking to a fortune teller
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ أَتَى ... أَوْ كَاهِنًا فَقَدْ كَفَرَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم "
Abu Hurairah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrated that: The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "Whoever ... consults a soothsayer, then he has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad." (Tirmidhi-135)
The above Hadith refers to when a person goes to a soothsayer or fortune teller and believes in what he says regarding the future etc.[1]
In the enquired scenario, it is permissible for you to speak with your friend if you are not asking him to tell your future etc.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mudassir Benish
Student - Darul Iftaa
U.S.A
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
الكوكب الدري على جامع الترمذي (1/ 175) [1]
[قوله من أتى كاهنًا إلخ] المراد بإتيانه إياه تصديقه له فيما يذكره من أخبار المغيبات لا مطلق الإتيان حتى يلزم تكفير من أتاه ولو لحاجة أو تكذيبًا له وتبكيتًا أو ليسخر به ويستهزئ وكذلك لا يكفر لو أتاه وهو يعلم أو أن الجن تخير الكهنة وأن بعض أخبارهم صادق وبعضها كاذب