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I’m wondering if such as practice as they called “grafology” ..is a science and i see that it’s becoming very famous,popular spreading around muslims too. Is that haram? And what Islam says about this?

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I’ve posted my question 2days back, but i see none has ever answered to my question.The question was:

Dear Mufti i’m wondering if such as practice as they called “grafology” (they will tell ur personality and what kind of person u are by ur hand writing )and also by the way u sleep in particular positions they will give an verdict regarding ur personality.They say it is a science and i see that it’s becoming very famous,popular spreading around muslims too. Is that haram? And what Islam says about this?

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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Graphology is the study of handwriting and is used to analyze a person’s character.

Graphologists believe that the manner a person writes, such as the spacing between the letters, the manner of dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s, the amount of slant, speed, and consistency in one’s writing reveals much about the person’s character as well his thoughts and feelings.

However, the results of graphology are neither completely accurate nor are they universally acknowledged. In fact, it remains a debated issue on whether graphology is considered to be a science at all.

Shari’a does not prohibit graphology. At most, it can be used to aid and give some insight in determining a person’s character. Graphology is similar to physiognomy (Ilm al-Firasa & Ilm al-Qiyafa), were practiced by many in the past. Imam Shaf’i (ra) was known to be an expert in physiognomy.

Abjad al-‘Ulum p. 455 Dar Ibn Hazm

– علم الفراسة: عده صاحب ( ( مفتاح السعادة ) ) من فروع العلم الطبيعي وقال :  هو علم تعرف منه أخلاق الناس من أحوالهم الظاهرة من الألوان والأشكال والأعضاء وبالجملة الاستدلال بالخلق الظاهر على الخلق الباطن .  وموضوعه ومنفعته ظاهران .  ومن الكتب المؤلفة فيه كتاب الإمام الرازي خلاصة كتاب أرسطو مع زيادات مهمة ولأقليمون كتاب في الفراسة يختص بالنسوان وكتاب السياسة لمحمد بن الصوفي مختصر مفيد في هذا العلم وكفى بهذا العلم شرفا قوله تعالى : ( إن في ذلك لآيات للمتوسمين ) وقوله سبحانه : ( تعرفهم بسيماهم ) وقوله صلى الله عليه و سلم : ( اتقوا فراسة المؤمن بأنه ينظر بنور الله ) وقوله صلى الله عليه و سلم : ( كان فيمن كان قبلكم من الأمم المحدثون وإنه لو كان في أمتي لكان عمر )  قلت : المحدث المصيب في ظنه وفرسته كأنه حديث الأمر وهذا العلم نافع للملوك والصعاليك في اختيار الزوج والصديق والمماليك إلى غير ذلك ولا بد للإنسان من ذلك العلم لأنه مدني الطبع محتاج إلى معرفة الضار من النافع ذكره في ( ( مدينة العلوم ) )

– علم القيافة:… وقيافة البشر وهي المرادة ههنا وهو علم باحث عن كيفية الاستدلال بهيئات أعضاء الشخصين على المشاركة والاتحاد بينهما في النسب والولادة في سائر أحوالهما وأخلاقهما

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah

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