Hadith 14092

Chapter 35

باب 35

(35) باب تَحْرِيمِ الْكِهَانَةِ وَإِتْيَانِ الْكُهَّانِ

(35) Chapter: The Prohibition Of Soothsaying And Going To Soothsayers (ES)
173
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ - عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ، عَنْ بَعْضِ، أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ أَتَى عَرَّافًا فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ لَمْ تُقْبَلْ لَهُ صَلاَةٌ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً " .

Safiyya reported from some of the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) having said:
He who visits a diviner ('Arraf) and asks him about anything, his prayers extending to forty nights will not be accepted. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 2230 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 39, Hadith 173 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 26, Hadith 5540 (ES)