A person claims to know where stolen items are Question:
One of the liars claims to know about thieves after they have stolen without anybody knowing, and he does that through means with which not many people are familiar. For example, he calls for a dish of water, and a child who has not yet reached puberty, who was breastfed by his mother for two full years, and who has never been scared by a dog. Then he starts to recite something from the Qur'aan, and some unintelligible words, then he asks the child, "Do you see anything in the water that is in the dish?" The child then describes the thief in detail and where he hid the stolen goods. What is the Islamic ruling on this? Is it permissible to pray behind this man and to keep in touch with him in good times and in bad _ knowing that we have tried to advise him, but he did not accept the advice and he says that he is following the truth… Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Undoubtedly this man is a practitioner of witchcraft or magic, and this is the work of the shayaateen (devils), because this is beyond the capabilities of human beings. No one knows the unseen except Allaah, and revelation comes only to the Messengers _ and Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the Seal of the Prophets and there is no Prophet after him. No doubt the Shaytaan appears to fortune-tellers and describes the thieves to them, and tells them where stolen goods are, whether this is seen in this dish of water or in some other way. It is not permissible to ask these people anything or to believe them. "Whoever comes to a fortune-teller and believes him has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him". (Saheeh _ narrated by Ahmad, 2/408; Abu Dawood, 3904; al-Tirmidhi, 135; Ibn Maajah, 639; al-Haakim, 1/8). On this basis it is not permissible to appoint him to lead you in prayer, or to pray behind him, or to keep in touch with him in good times and in bad, or to give him anything even if he is in need, until and unless he repents. And Allaah knows best. >From al-Lu'lu' al-Makeen min Fataawaa Ibn Jibreen, p. 19 (Browse http://www.islammuslims.com/shop/asinsearch_1861790864/ for source of material and more Questions and Answers) ------------------------------------------------ 1000s of Books, DVDs, Electronics,Software,Toys, Outdoors and Other Categories, are available at http://www.islammuslims.com ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
