Horoscope is forbidden in Islam

[Astute Accountant]

Horoscope is forbidden, ONLY ALLAH Subhana Wa Ta'ala, The Creator of all, knows everything that is in the Heavens and the Earth.

Sheikh Sayyed M. Ad-Darsh, the former Chairman of the UK Shri`ah Council, states the following:

"Let us make this absolutely clear that there is no room in Islam for anyone predicting the future. True, if anyone reads horoscopes thinking that the stars will accurately chart his or her life, his Prayers will not be accepted by Allah, according to a prophetic Hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer of one who goes to a soothsayer, asks him something and believes in what he says, will not be accepted for forty days.". This applies equally to those consulting soothsayers and clairvoyants who cannot exercise any influence on their future.

Of course, one could argue that there is nothing wrong in a harmless glance at the horoscopes once in a while as long as you as one does not believe in them. But if you have a few glances at the horoscopes, you might find yourself unable to plan your day without looking at them."

Here, it is noteworthy to mention what the prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi states in his well-known book, the Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam:

"Believing in those who foretell the future constitutes Kufr (disbelief). Islam's campaign was not confined to the soothsayers and diviners but included all those who go to them, ask their help, and believe in their superstitions and errors. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The prayer of one who goes to a soothsayer, asks him something and believes in what he says, will not be accepted for forty days." (Reported by Muslim)

He is also reported to have said, "Whoever goes to a soothsayer and believes in what he says, has denied what was revealed to Muhammad."

The above ruling is based on the fact that what was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asserts that the knowledge of the Unseen belongs to Allah alone and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has no knowledge of it, much less anyone else: "Say: I do not tell you that the treasures of Allah are with me or that I know the Unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel; I follow only what is revealed to me." (Al-An`aam: 50)

If, after being aware of this clear and explicit statement of the Qur'an, a Muslim believes that some people can foretell future events and know the secrets of the Unseen, he has indeed denied what was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)"

-No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow. (Luqman - 31:34)

"Not a leaf falls without the will of Allah !!" (Surah Al Anaam Verse 59.)

From Sahih al-Bukhari (translation):

Some people asked the Prophet, peace be upon him, regarding the soothsayers. He, peace be upon him, said, "They are nothing." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Some of their talks come true." The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "That word which happens to be true is what a Jinn snatches away by stealth (from the Heaven) and pours it in the ears of his friend (the foreteller) with a sound like the cackling of a hen. The soothsayers then mix with that word, one hundred lies."
(Sahih al-Bukhari: Book of Tawheed)

...وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء...

And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills.(2:255 Ayat Al-Kursi)


FINALLY WHAT ALLAH HAS ORDERED US IN QURAN About Horoscopes and Fortune Telling :-
O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al*Ansab, and Al*Azlam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan's (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful. (5:90)