Authentic Hadith pertaining to CONSULTING FORTUNE TELLERS AND SOOTHSAYERS Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference “The Gardens of Righteousness” translated and presented by Shaykh Ahmad Darwish, Anne (Khadeijah) Stephens Allah.com Muhammad.com Mosque.com ©1984-2012 Darwish Family. All rights reserved BOOK 30 REALITY OF SOOTHSAYING SOOTHSAYERS ARE THE FRIENDS OF SATAN |H 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. SOURCE OF FORTUNE TELLERS INFORMATION |H 1715 “She (Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers) said she heard the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, say, ‘The angels descend through the clouds speaking of something decreed in the heavens and satan (the stoned and cursed) stealthily hears part of it and communicates it to the soothsayers who then mix a hundred falsehoods with it from themselves.’" Bukhari narrated that Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers heard the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. PUNISHMENT FOR VISITING PSYCHICS AND THEIR LIKE |H 1716 “Whosoever goes to one who claims to tell him where he will find his lost property and affirms the correctness of such a claimant will lose the recompense of his prayers during forty days.” Muslim with a chain up to Saffia, the daughter of Abu Ubaid who related on the authority of some of the wives of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them, Mothers of the believers that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. FORTUNE TELLING IS A SATANIC PRACTICE |H 1717 “Fortune tellers, drawing lines and observing the direction of the flight of birds to make predictions are all satanic practices." Abu Daud with a chain up to Kubaisah the son of Mukharik who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. ASTROLOGY IS MAGIC |H 1718 “Whosoever learns astrology is learning a branch of magic, the more he learns the more he knows.” Abu Daud with a chain up to ibn Abbas who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. REALITY OF OMENS |H 1719 “While Mu'awiah was praying with the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, one of the congregation sneezed so Mu'awiah responded, ‘May Allah have mercy on you.’ Thereupon some of the congregation looked at him with disapproval. To this he retorted, ‘May you lose your mothers, why are you staring at me?’ Then they started clapping their hands on their legs so he understood they wanted him to be silent, so he restrained himself. Once the prayer was over, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, drew attention to the incident. ‘May my father and mother be the ransom of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,' said Mu'awiah, ‘I have never known a better instructor before him or after him. When he finished the prayer, he did not rebuke, beat, or reprove me. He said, ‘During prayer talk is not permissible because it is only for praise, glorification and recitation of the Koran.’ Or he said something similar to that. Mu'awiah said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, I have just emerged from ignorance and Allah has favored us with Islam. There are still some among us who consult fortune tellers.’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied, ‘They should not go to them.’ Then Mu'awiah said, ‘Some of us are guided by omens.’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, commented, ‘These are just figments of the imagination you should not be influenced by them.’" Muslim with a chain up to Mu'awiah, the son of Hakim Sulamikk who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. FORBIDDEN EARNINGS OF THREE THINGS |H 1720 “The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, forbade the utilization of the price of a dog, the earning of an adulteress and the fees of a soothsayer.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Mas'ud Badri who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. PROHIBITION OF BELIEVING IN ILL OMENS GOOD TIDINGS |H 1721 “There is no catching of sickness (Allah creates sickness) there is no omen, but, good tidings please me. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was asked, ‘What is a good tiding? ’He replied, ‘A good word.’" Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. THERE IS NO SUCH THING A BAD OMEN |H 1722 “There is no catching of sickness (Allah creates sickness) and no bad omen. Had there been any bad luck it would have been in a house, a woman or a horse.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. BAD OMENS |H 1723 “The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, never expressed a bad omen.” Abu Daud with a chain up to Buraidah who related this. DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO OMENS |H 1724 “The science of omens was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him. He said, ‘The best of it is a good tiding, but it should not cause a Muslim to turn back. If any of you should see something he dislikes, he should supplicate: O Allah, from You alone proceeds goodness and You alone can repel evil. There is no strength to resist evil nor power to do good except through You.’" Abu Daud with a chain up to Urwah the son of 'Amir who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. PROHIBITION OF SORCERY Allah, the Exalted says: “Solomon did not disbelieve, it is the devils who disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was sent down upon the angels Harut and Marut in Babylon......” 2:102 SORCERY IS AMONG THE SEVEN MOST DANGEROUS THINGS |H 1843 “Avoid seven most dangerous things. He was asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, what are they?’ He answered: Associating anything with Allah. Sorcery. Unjustly killing a life declared sacred by Allah. Consuming interest. Consuming the property of the orphan. Cowardice in battle. Calumniating chaste, innocent believing women." |R 1843 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. INDEX CONSULTING FORTUNE TELLERS AND SOOTHSAYERS BOOK 30 REALITY OF SOOTHSAYING SOOTHSAYERS ARE THE FRIENDS OF SATAN SOURCE OF FORTUNE TELLERS INFORMATION PUNISHMENT FOR VISITING PSYCHICS AND THEIR LIKE FORTUNE TELLING IS A SATANIC PRACTICE ASTROLOGY IS MAGIC REALITY OF OMENS FORBIDDEN EARNINGS OF THREE THINGS PROHIBITION OF BELIEVING IN ILL OMENS GOOD TIDINGS THERE IS NO SUCH THING A BAD OMEN BAD OMENS DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO OMENS PROHIBITION OF SORCERY KORAN SORCERY IS AMONG THE SEVEN MOST DANGEROUS THINGS