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Salaah (daily prayer) of whoever approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for forty days and nights.” [Reported by Hafsah and collected by Muslim

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Salaah (daily prayer) of whoever approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for forty days and nights." [Reported by Hafsah and collected by Muslim
Is this a correct hadith?

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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
 
The hadith mentioned is authentic and is found in Al Saheeh Al Muslim.
 
حدثنا محمد بن المثنى العنزي حدثنا يحيى ( يعني ابن سعيد ) عن عبيدالله عن نافع عن صفية عن بعض أزواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من أتى عرافا فسأله عن شيء لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين ليلة
“Whoever approaches a fortune teller and asks him anything, his salaah will not be accepted for forty nights.”
 (Al Saheeh Al Muslim V-2, P-233 Rasheediyah)
And Allah knows best
Wassalaamu `alaykum
Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah