صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب السلامThe Book of Greetings
باب تَحْرِيمِ الْكِهَانَةِ وَإِتْيَانِ الْكُهَّانِ:Chapter: The Prohibition Of Soothsaying And Going To Soothsayers
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ أَتَى عَرَّافًا فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ ، لَمْ تُقْبَلْ لَهُ صَلَاةٌ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً " .
Safiyya reported from some of the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) having said: He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
‘Arraf:
One who tells the location of a lost or stolen item, or who claims to know certain matters through some causes and preliminaries, and who makes predictions about the future.
Benefits and Issues:
If a person affirms the statements of an ‘arraf or a kahin (soothsayer), and acts upon them, then for forty days he will not receive the reward, benefits, or blessings of prayer, even though he will have fulfilled his obligation. Therefore, acceptance here does not mean that the prayer is invalid or incorrect, but rather that it does not attain the level of acceptance.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
‘Arraf:
One who tells the location of a lost or stolen item, or who claims to know certain matters through some causes and preliminaries, and who makes predictions about the future.
Benefits and Issues:
If a person affirms the statements of an ‘arraf or a kahin (soothsayer), and acts upon them, then for forty days he will not receive the reward, benefits, or blessings of prayer, even though he will have fulfilled his obligation. Therefore, acceptance here does not mean that the prayer is invalid or incorrect, but rather that it does not attain the level of acceptance.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5821
