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Is it haram to believe in horoscope and astrology?

Published as Horoscope and astrology

· 1 Rajab 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it haram to believe in horoscope and astrology?

Answer

The hadeeth has prevented us from looking into the stars and predicting through the stars. For further details refer to http://muftionline.co.za/node/2148

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وعن زيد بن خالد الجهني قال : صلى لنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاة الصبح بالحديبية على أثر سماء كانت من الليل فلما انصرف أقبل على الناس فقال : " هل تدرون ماذا قال ربكم ؟ " قالوا : الله ورسوله أعلم قال : أصبح من عبادي مؤمن بي وكافر فأما من قال : مطرنا بفضل الله ورحمته فذلك مؤمن بي كافر بالكوكب وأما من قال : مطرنا بنوء كذا وكذا فذلك كافر بي ومؤمن بالكوكب (مشكاة #4596)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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