Back to search
The question

What is the ruling on reading horoscopes and interpreting visions and dreams? And is this considered claiming knowledge of the unseen?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

What is known as astrology (horoscopes) is a form of divination, fortune-telling, and an attempt to know the unseen. It is a superstition, not based on observation or empirical science, and is not suitable as a cause. This differs from what is known and understood through observation and empirical study. For this reason, scholars divided astrology into: the science of influence, which is horoscopes, and the science of governance, which is inferring matters of religious or worldly interest from the movements of stars. Knowledge of weather is based on experiments and observations. As for visions and dreams, they do not fall under this category, and they have no relation to horoscopes in indicating the unseen. They are of several types: true visions from Allah, intimidation from Satan, and self-talk.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
157754
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy