Shirk of Horoscope … Shirk of daily Astrology
Assalam Alaikum WaRehmatAllah Wabarakatuh,
Today I would like to discuss a very serious topic, which suddenly came to my mind while seeing one of my friend’s update. Its daily horoscope. I was just shocked to see that on a Muslim’s wall. How can we so careless about such a serious issue. And worst thing is that, people were discussing and commenting on that as if they truly believe on that. The knowledge of unseen is only with Allah, and claiming to know the unseen falls under the category of Shirk (disbelief). Watch the video:
“And to Allah belongs the Ghaib (Unseen) of the heavens and the earth, and to Him return all affairs (for decision)”
[Hood 11:123]
“Say: The Unseen belongs to Allah Alone, so wait you, verily, I am with you among those who wait (for Allaah’s Judgement)”
[Yoonus 10:20]
“Say: Allah knows best how long they stayed. With Him is (the knowledge of) the Unseen of the heavens and the earth”
[al-Kahf 18:26]
“Nor will Allah disclose to you the secrets of the Ghayb (Unseen)”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:179]
And Allah said to His Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say (O Muhammad): ‘I don’t tell you that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor (that) I know the Unseen’”
[al-An’aam 6:50]
Those who go to fortunetellers fall into three categories:
1 – The one who goes to a fortuneteller and asks him things without believing in what he says. This is haraam, and the punishment of the one who does that is that his prayers are not accepted for forty days, as it is narrated in Saheeh Muslim (2230), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever goes to a fortuneteller and asks him about something, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days.”
2 – When a person goes to a fortuneteller and asks him about something and believes what he says. This is disbelief in Allah (kufr), because he is believing the fortuneteller’s claim to have knowledge of the unseen, and believing a human’s being claim to have knowledge of the unseen constitutes disbelief in the verse in which Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say: None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghayb (Unseen) except Allaah”
[al-Naml 27:65].
Hence it says in the saheeh hadeeth: “Whoever goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).”
3 – When he goes to a fortuneteller and asks him questions so that he can explain to the people what he is really doing, which is deceiving people and leading them astray. There is nothing wrong with this.
“Say (O Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): ‘ I possess no power over benefit or hurt to myself except as Allah wills. If I had the knowledge of the ghayb (unseen), I should have secured for myself an abundance of wealth, and no evil should have touch me. I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings unto people who believe.” [7:188]
The daily astrology update is just a form of fortune-telling and it is a very serious offense. Moreover, even if we assume that this is correct, this is not the matter of games and entertainment; rather it is a matter of religion, and it is the issue of faith and disbelief. How can we put our religion on stake, just for some “FUN”?? Not only we are putting our religion on stake. in fact we are becoming source of misguidance to those people who can see our profile, and also to those whom we send application request. IT IS NOT A JOKE..
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“If you ask them (about this), they declare: ‘We were only talking idly and joking.’ Say: ‘Was it at Allah, and His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and His Messenger that you were mocking?’”
Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had believed”
[al-Tawbah 9:65-66]
Please spread the word, post this as a note in your profile and tag your friends on this video, who are involved in this practice. Help your friends also to avoid entering into realm of shirk. It is our duty as a Muslim to help others. And when we know how serious this can be, then if we truly care for someone then we should help them and guide them not to deliberately enter into hell-fire, for just having some FUN.
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