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SOOTHSAYERS ARE THE FRIENDS OF SATAN

1714

“Some people asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, about soothsayers. He said, ‘They are worthless.’ Then one of them said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, occasionally they make predictions that become a reality.’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, informed them: ‘That is something true which satan hears by chance from the angels and then whispers into the ears of his friends who mix it with a hundred falsehoods.’"

Bukhari with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.