Salaah (daily prayer) of whoever approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for forty days and nights." [Reported by Hafsah and collected by Muslim

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Hadith

Question

Salaah (daily prayer) of whoever approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for forty days and nights." [Reported by Hafsah and collected by Muslim

Is this a correct hadith?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

The hadith mentioned is authentic and is found in Al Saheeh Al Muslim.

“Whoever approaches a fortune teller and asks him anything, his salaah will not be accepted for forty nights.”

(Al Saheeh Al Muslim V-2, P-233 Rasheediyah)

And Allah knows best

Wassalaamu `alaykum

Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حدثنا محمد بن المثنى العنزي حدثنا يحيى ( يعني ابن سعيد ) عن عبيدالله عن نافع عن صفية عن بعض أزواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من أتى عرافا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلة

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