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STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS THAT NEGATE TAWHEED OR DEFECT IT.
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CLAIMING THE KNOWLEDGE OF UNSEEN, PALM READING AND CUP READING
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The meaning of the unseen: what is hidden from people of future and past occurrences, and what is not seen, which is exclusive to Allāh’s Knowledge.
Allāh (ﷻ) says:
قُل لَّا یَعۡلَمُ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلۡغَیۡبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُۚ
None in the heavens and the earth knows the unseen except Allāh.
[An-Naml 27:65]
No one knows the unseen except Allāh (ﷻ). He may unveil it to His Messengers if He wishes for a divine purpose or wisdom. Allāh (ﷻ) says:
عَـٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ فَلَا یُظۡهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَیۡبِهِۦۤ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولࣲ
He is the Knower of the unseen, and He does not reveal His secrets to anyone. Except to whom He chooses, namely a Messenger of His.
[Al-Jinn 72:26-27]
Meaning that Allāh (ﷻ) does not reveal the unseen except to whom He chooses from the Prophet, revealing to him what He wishes, because reporting about unseen things is a proof of his Prophethood. This includes Messengers from both humans and angels. He (ﷻ) does not reveal information about the unseen world to others outside this restriction (i.e outside the Angels and His Prophets).
Therefore, anyone else who claims the knowledge of the unseen by any means is a liar and a Kaafir, whether he makes such claims by palm or cup reading, or by divining or sorcery, or astronomy or by such other means.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه اللّه) said:
“A diviner used to have a Shaytanic companion who informed him about many unseen things by eavesdropping. They used to confuse the truth with lies. He went on to say amongst such people, was that to whom Shaytaan would bring him fruits, sweets and other things that were not available in the diviner’s location. And sometimes the Jinni companion would fly them to Makkah, Jerusalem or elsewhere.”
(The Creed of Tawheed By Shaykh Saalih Bin Fawzaan
Al-Fawzaan )
Fortune tellers may rely on astrology, the study which assumes and professes to interpret the influence of heavenly bodies on human affairs. Based on such information, they allege that he who consummates marriage, or travel, or who is born when certain star is at certain position, certain things will have happened to him of good or bad omen.
Some ignorant people and those having weak Eemaan, resign to diviners seeking advice for their future events, such as marriage and other things. He who claims knowledge of the unseen, and he who believes him is a Mushrik and infidel because he alleges to share the knowledge which belongs exclusively to Allāh (ﷻ). Planets and stars are only subjugated creations having no will of their own, or power of any sort. They neither indicate good or bad omens.
May Allāh (ﷻ) guide us on His deen
آمِيْن
