Sharʿī Ruling on Fortune-Telling Through Palm Lines
Source: Fatāwā al-Deen al-Khāliṣ, Vol. 1, p.94
Question:
Is it permissible to predict one’s fate based on the lines of the hand? Some people claim to do so, stating: “You will have two marriages,” or “You will acquire great wealth,” based on palm lines.
❖ The Answer:
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
Wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā biLlāh.
✿ Hadith Regarding Omens and Optimism
📖 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“There is no evil omen (ṭiyarah), and the best of it is fa’l (good optimism).”
The companions (رضي الله عنهم) asked, “What is fa’l?”
He ﷺ replied:
“A good word that one of you hears.”
(Muttafaqun ʿalayh, Mishkāt: 2/391)
The Prophet ﷺ disliked evil omens but approved of positive optimism.
✿ Good Names and Positive Words as Signs of Optimism
📖 It is narrated:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would take good omens, but would not believe in bad luck, and he liked good names.”
(Mishkāt: 2/392)
📖 Anas (رضي الله عنه) reported:
“When the Prophet ﷺ set out for any purpose, he liked to hear words like ‘O Rāshid’ (O rightly guided one) or ‘O Najīḥ’ (O successful one).”
(Tirmidhī: 2/291, Mishkāt: 2/392)
✖ Palmistry (Reading Fortune from Hand Lines) Is a Bidʿah and Impermissible Practice
Claiming to predict fate through palm lines is not only baseless, but also contradicts Islamic beliefs.
It is prohibited for the following reasons:
① It involves claiming knowledge of the unseen (ghayb), while only Allah possesses knowledge of the unseen.
② It falls under superstition and innovation, which have no place in Islam.
③ Some people consider those who read palms to be knowers of the unseen, which is a grave misguidance.
④ If this involves physical contact between unrelated men and women, accompanied by frivolous behavior, it further becomes forbidden and immoral.
✅ Conclusion:
◈ Predicting fortune through palm lines is a bidʿah (innovation) and misguidance.
◈ It has no basis in Islam and stands in violation of core beliefs regarding the unseen.
◈ Muslims must strictly avoid such practices and refrain from participating in or endorsing them.
📖 Waṣallallāhu ʿalā Nabiyyinā Muḥammad wa ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi ajmaʿīn.
ھذا ما عندي واللہ أعلم بالصواب۔
