Is face-reading forbidden, or is it considered polytheism in any way?
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Some truths about people can be discerned from their facial expressions or speech. This insight is known as "Imani Firasa" (intuitive sagacity), which is a light Allah casts into the heart of His servant, or "Khalqi Firasa" (character discernment), which connects physical creation with moral character. This firasa may be accurate or inaccurate, and it cannot be asserted with certainty. Definitive judgments should not be built upon it, nor should it be promoted to take people's money, as that is a form of modern soothsaying.
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