The Salah of whoever approaches a fortune teller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for 4- days and nights (Reported by Hafsa and collected by Muslim)
Is this hadith correct?
Answer:
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
The hadith mentioned is authentic and is found in Al Saheeh Al Muslim.
حدثنامحمدبنالمثنىالعنزيحدثنايحيى ( يعنيابنسعيد ) عنعبيداللهعننافععنصفيةعنبعضأزواجالنبيصلىاللهعليهوسلم: عنالنبيصلىاللهعليهوسلمقالمنأتىعرافافسألهعنشيءلمتقبللهصلاةأربعينليلة
“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 Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Dārul Iftā
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah