Question:
Assalam u alayekum !
I have two questions from Sura e Maeda.
1-Allah forbade to seek the luck by means of arrows. These days certain ways are used to make a choice. These ways imply the power of sub-concious and psychology. Drowsing and pendulum hypnosis are two prominent such ways. Is it permissible to do so or does it fall in the category of this order (of seeking luck with arrows)? Or is it valid when used for oneself only?
2- Earlier this year I had read a post in which one of shuyukh said that only permissible marriage in Islam is with Muslim women (if I’m not wrong) but doesn’t verse 5 of al maeda allows us to marry women of People of Book (please consider the fact that even at that time People of Book used to commit polytheism and they continue to do it even today.)
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
Dredging the subconscious is not from the Sunnah and bad surprises may be expected there, as one is left vulnerable. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim (Allah sanctify his soul) always advised people in psychology and psychiatry to switch to another field. As for the other question see:
https://eshaykh.com/family/marriage-with-a-shia/ and https://eshaykh.com/halal_haram/interfaith-marriage-moslem-man-with-cristian-woman/
Hajj Gibril Haddad
