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  • Consulting a peer saab to find a suitable match

    What is islams take on "peer saab" or hakeem's? Peer saab took down my name and my moms and the name of the proposal I got. he gave his verdict that it is not a good marriage proposal, that there are problems in the future and the guy has bad qualities. He gave a verdict on another proposal of marriage. Saying the guy knows how to trick woman and he.. More

  • Resorting to soothsayers to bear children is a great evil

    Is it permissible to seek the help of a soothsayer in order to bear children? .. More

  • Soothsaying and divination

    I proposed to a girl and after her family had collected information about me for more than one month, the local Imaam requested the name of my father and mother upon the request of the girl’s father. They did this to perform 'Istikhaarah (guidance-seeking prayer) and match the names. Later, my proposal was rejected because the names did not match... More

  • A girl seeing supernatural abilities

    Alsalamu Alaykum, please keep this private. I’m 34 years old, I’m a veiled Muslim for 7 years now Alhamdulilah, I chose the hijab on my own when I was 14 years old and had returned from USA the year before. However, my family didn’t approve they were worried when I get older I might want to take the hijab off and dress to fashion, and that’s.. More

  • Deciding on marriage based on the match of names

    I approached a girl for marriage and after her family inquired other people about me for more than a month, then one Imaam asked the name of my father and the name of my mother based on the request of the father of the girl. They claimed that they needed their names for Istikhaarah and to match the names, then they refused me because the names did.. More

  • Consulting the so-called religious leaders about a house construction

    I am very much impressed on your services, may Almighty will give you the highest reward to you all for this services. My question is, in India peoples will approach some religious leaders before to start the House Construction activities just to know the suitability of the place for House construction, is there any such custom available in Islam,.. More

  • Has bad thoughts based on what a psychic told her

    Due to some problems I went to a psychic last year but now I have promised myself to not go back and have asked Allaah for forgiveness, but whenever I am praying (Du'a) after Salah, and when I'm asking Allaah for a solution for that particular problem that psychic comes into my mind, and my whole thought get shift to her sayings then usually I say Istighfar.. More

  • Went to a Psychic

    I have done a mistake. I am having lots of problem in my life and few days back I was just lost. I lost the Faith in my prayers I contacted a psychic to ask about my problem. I was reading a book about faith and it stats that a person's prayer won't be accepted for forty nights who seek help from foreteller. What I did? Would you please guide me?.. More

  • This has nothing to do with divination

    1) Is the blood screening or X-ray at the medical laboratory is the same as divination, i.e. looking at the divining board? 2) There are Muslim scholars here in Tanzania who are said that the first person to get this knowledge (Divination) was Prophet Idrees and was taught by the angel Jibreel. .. More

  • Dealing with a friend who tells fortunes

    I would like to inquire about the following: I have a friend who is a fortune teller who lives in England, I personally donot believe in what he is doing and do not associate with his work. He also has another big business which is buying, selling and managingproperties. My questions are as follows; 1) My friendship with him is it Haram or.. More

  • Fortune-telling

    What is the definition of fortune-telling and why is it forbidden? Does it only relate to seeing the future? There are Hadith which say that the shaitan sometimes is able to steal information from the heaven and pass it down to the fortune-teller. Only it mixes it with a lot of untruths as well. So, though mixed with untruths could there.. More

  • Weather forecasting Vs palm reading

    My question is regarding weather forecasting. Is this like palmists who read hand lines? Is this right or wrong to forecast weather on previous weather experiences, like palmist watch the hands on previous experience?.. More

  • Graphology, Palmistry and Numerology

    I would like to know whether the following are permissible:1) Graphology (hand writing analysis).2) Palmistry. 3) Numerology. .. More

  • Ruling on Fortune-Telling

    On saturday I met a sister who was forfune-telling (after a coffee drink, she took the cup and return back to the plate and after few minutes, she took the cup and said a lot of things, related to the person who drank the coffee). I reacted by saying "Such things are innovation! She told me that Hz Fatima (r.a) had done so. It is the first time that.. More