FatwaFederal TerritoriesCreed (Aqidah)
AL-KAFI #1303: ADAKAH RAMALAN CUACA TERMASUK TILIKAN YANG DIHARAMKAN?
Is weather forecasting considered forbidden fortune-telling in Islam?
Short answer
Weather forecasting is not equated with sorcery, fortune-telling or zodiac predictions that lead to shirk.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Weather forecasting is not equated with sorcery, fortune-telling or zodiac predictions that lead to shirk. It rests on scientific and mathematical methods and gives probable estimates rather than certain knowledge, so it is not knowledge of the unseen. People are not required to trust it fully, and the fatwa suggests using the term weather study to avoid confusion.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, kami simpulkan bahawa ramalan kaji cuaca (meteorologi) tidak boleh disamakan dengan amalan perbomohan, tukang tilik dan ramalan zodiak (astrologi) yang membawa kepada syirik dan kekufuran.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1303: ADAKAH RAMALAN CUACA TERMASUK TILIKAN YANG DIHARAMKAN?”, 25 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3512-al-kafi-1303-adakah-ramalan-cuaca-termasuk-tilikan-yang-diharamkan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-weather-forecasting-forbidden-fortune-telling/