Does reading a text message that predicts the future, merely to ascertain that it is a fortune-telling, lead to the non-acceptance of prayers for forty days, even if the person did not intentionally go to the soothsayer?

The science of stars and horoscopes is a practice of Jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic era of ignorance), which Islam abolished because it involves believing in soothsayers and diviners, and claiming knowledge of the unseen. Watching channels dedicated to horoscopes and celestial signs is forbidden.

The rulings on watching horoscope messages and reading fortune vary: - For those who believe in them: They fall under the warning, "He has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad, and no prayer of his will be accepted for forty days." - For those who watch them for entertainment without believing in their truthfulness: They are disobedient by frequenting their places or watching their programs, and this involves a type of affirmation and assistance to them. It is feared that their prayers may not be accepted for forty days. - For those who receive messages on their phone unintentionally: There is no sin in reading them, but they should delete them immediately and not keep them or re-examine them. - For those who read them to verify their content, distinguish truth from falsehood, or confirm that they are divinatory: They do not fall under the aforementioned warning. The proof for this is the Prophet's (peace be upon him) questioning of Ibn Sayyad to test his condition.