It has been reported by Imām Muslim in his Saheeh from some of the wives of the Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) that he said: “Whoever comes to a fortune-teller and asks him regarding an affair, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days.”[mfn] Muslim, 2230.[/mfn]

Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu ‘anhu) also narrated that the Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: “Whoever comes to a fortune-teller and believes in that which he says then he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam).” [mfn]Reported by Abu Dāwud (3904) and authenticated by Sheikh al-Albāni in Saheeh ibn Mājah (522).[/mfn]

It is also reported from ‘Imrān bin Hussayn marfoo’an, i.e., it is considered as a saying of the Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam), where he said: “He is not from us who seeks omens or has omens interpreted for him, or the one who practices fortune-telling or has his fortune told, or the one who practices magic or the one for whom magic is done. And whoever approaches a fortune-teller and believes in that which he has said, then he has disbelieved in that which was revealed upon Muhammad (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam).”[mfn]Reported by al-Bazzār with a good chain of narration, cited by al-Haythami in Majma’ az-Zawā’id (5/201). Graded saheeh by Al-Albani in Saheeh At-Targheeb (3041)[/mfn].

Imām at-Tabarāni also reported the above from the Hadeeth of ibn Abbās, in al-Awsat with a good chain of narration but without the saying, “Whoever goes to a fortune-teller…”

Imām al-Baghawi said in Sharh as-Sunnah (12/182), “The ‘Arrāf is the one who claims knowledge of the affairs by using preceding or impending signs and using them to point out the locations of stolen items. It is said that this person is a kāhin (soothsayer/fortune teller), and he is the one who informs regarding the hidden affairs that will occur in the future. It is also said that the kāhin is the one who informs regarding that which is in the hearts.”

Abul ‘Abbās ibn Taymiyyah said in Majmoo’ al Fatāwa (35/173), “The ‘Arrāf is another term used for the kāhin (soothsayer/fortune teller), and for the munajjim (astrologer), the rammāl (diviner) and others like them who claim knowledge of the unseen using these means.”

Ibn ‘Abbās said regarding those who write down the Abā Jād and those who look into the stars: “I do not believe that those who do this will have any share of reward with Allah.”[mfn]Reported by ‘Abdur Razzāq in his Musannaf (26/11, no. 19,805) and ibn Abi Shaybah in his Musannaf (5/240, no. 25,648).[/mfn]

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