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What is the ruling on going to fortune-tellers and soothsayers?

Short answer

It is not permissible to go to soothsayers or fortune-tellers and ask them about the unseen. The revealed texts contain severe warnings concerning this.

Evidence and explanation

The source explains the prohibition of becoming attached to soothsayers, fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and astrologers, and of asking them or believing their claims about the unseen.

Scholar referenced

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him

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Source

Ruling on consulting soothsayers and similar people, asking them, and believing them

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him

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