<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) Magic is prohibited because it is one of the grave and destructive sins, and it leads to polytheism.<br> 2) It is prohibited to practice astrology in all its different forms or to believe astrologers, for they are polytheistic magicians.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> Astrology differs from astronomy, which is a useful branch of knowledge. Astronomy tells us about the movement of planets and stars, the alternation of day and night, the emergence of the crescent, solar and lunar eclipse, and other phases and phenomena that are of great significance for many Shariah rulings and for people’s interests in everyday life.<br> Astrology, on the other hand, is claiming to have knowledge of the unseen and the effects of stars on earth. It involves cooperation between devils from the humans and jinn. This is the type of knowledge and practice prohibited in the relevant Hadiths.