In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear brother, we are greatly pleased to receive your question which shows the confidence you place in us. May Allah reward you abundantly for your interest in knowing the teachings of Islam!
In Islam, there is no room for anyone predicting the future. It is only Allah Who has the full and accurate knowledge of the future. Even the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know the hidden things except what Allah revealed to him. Allah says, “(He is) the knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret, save unto every Messenger whom He hath chosen, and then He maketh a guard to go before him and a guard behind him.” (Al-Jinn: 26-27) Hence, it is forbidden for Muslims to consult the future tellers or astronomers.
In his response to the question you raised, Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, former President of the Islamic Society of North America, states:
“Allah says in the Qur'an that “no one in the heaven and earth knows the hidden things except Allah.” (An-Naml: 65) Even the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know the hidden things except what Allah revealed to him. “Say, I do not say to you that I possess Allah treasures, nor that I have the knowledge of the Unseen…” (Al-An`am: 50) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told us only that which Allah revealed to him and allowed him to tell. No one after him has that knowledge to tell about the future.
Soothsaying and fortunetelling are things that belong to the realm of occult and have no religious or scientific basis. About the astrologers (manajjimun) it is correctly said, “They are liars even if what they say turn out to be true.” Whatever they say is based on illusion and imagination and not any solid knowledge. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Muslims from going to the fortunetellers. It is reported by Abu Hurayrah and Hasan (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whosoever went to a soothsayer or fortuneteller and believed in him, he disbelieved in what is revealed upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).” (Reported by Ahmad)
One should avoid going to fortunetellers even for amusement purpose, because this might lead to believing in them or supporting them in their falsehood.
However, scientific predictions on the basis of calculations and analysis, which are required for all future planning, and preparations do not come in the prohibition of fortunetelling or soothsaying.”
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Reading Horoscopes
Islamic View of Palmistry
Did Prophet Muhammad Know the Unseen?
