In the era the Soothsaying & magic, Jinns used to go up into the skies & secretly listen to the discussion of the Angels, add lies to it & inform the Soothsayers & Magicians. They in turn used to predict according to the information received from the Jinns. This partly used to place & caused a great deal of influence upon the public. This was put to an end from the sacred era of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). The Angels thereafter patrolled the skies. If any Jinn or Shaitaan tried to go up & gather information he was struck down by lightning bolts which struck him back to earth with great speed. Sometimes this lightning bolt can be seen in the form of a falling star.
Sheikh-e-Akbar al-Arabi (alaihir rahmah) states in "Futuhat": "Association with Jinns makes a man proud (Mutakabbir) & the abode of a Mutakkabir is Jahannam (Hell). To inquire from Jinns about facts concerning themselves; or facts of the present moment, after which they can make inquiry & inform you; or to enquire about facts which is not Ghayb (Unseen) from them, like those people who summon the Jinn & enquire about what the consequences of a certain case or what would be the outcome of a certain transaction; this is all Haraam".
It is an established fact that Jinns are absolutely ignorant of Ghayb. Therefore, to ask them about it is idiotic & Haraam. If one believes that they do possess the Knowledge of the Unseen (Ghaib), this is indeed Kufr.
The words of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) are recorded in "Musnad-e-Ahmad" & "Sunan-e-Arbaah". He narrates: "A person who goes to Soothsayers & regards their words as truth has indeed expressed his displeasure in whatever was revealed unto the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)".
It is recorded in "Musnad-e-Ahmed" & "Sahih Muslim" from Sayyidah Hafsa (radi Allahu anha) that Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) states: "One who goes to a Soothsayer & inquires about Ghayb (Unseen), for 40 days his Salaah is not accepted".
It is recorded in "Musnad-e-Bazzaar" from Sayyiduna Imran bin Haseen (radi Allahu anhu) that: "Any person who goes to a Soothsayer or Magician & believes in whatever he says as truth, has indeed committed Kufr on whatever has been revealed on the Holy Prophet of Islam (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)."
It is recorded in "Mohjam-e-Kabeer Tibraani" from Sayyiduna Wasala bin Asqaah (radi Allahu anhu) that Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "If any person goes to a Soothsayer or Magician & asks about Ghayb, for 40 days he is not privileged to make Tauba & if he has trust (Yakeen) in the words of the Magician, he becomes a Kaafir." The very same laws are applied when Jinns are asked about Ghayb.
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