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What is the ruling on following those working in the stock market who use horoscopes in analysis, and benefiting from what they offer without paying attention to the methods that involve horoscopes?

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It is permissible to benefit from stock market trading analysis methods, such as learning supply and demand, provided they are free from Sharia prohibitions. Among the Sharia prohibitions is basing predictions on looking at horoscopes. In summary, there is no harm in following permissible methods of analysis, as long as it does not necessitate following what is forbidden, such as their predictions based on looking at horoscopes. The safest approach is to avoid this, fearing an increase in the number of their followers.

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