What is the ruling on a person who has been subjected to sorcery going to a sorcerer to have the sorcery removed?
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Question:
The well-known principle is that dire necessities permit what is otherwise forbidden. He asks: If a person has been subjected to sorcery and finds no other cure, is it permissible for him to go to a sorcerer to have his sorcery removed?
Answer:
He did not find a cure. Allah has not sent down a disease without also sending down a cure for it, so a person should not despair. Yes, and the greatest cure is the Qur'an and the recitation of the prescribed supplications for seeking refuge. Yes.
The well-known principle is that dire necessities permit what is otherwise forbidden. He asks: If a person has been subjected to sorcery and finds no other cure, is it permissible for him to go to a sorcerer to have his sorcery removed?
Answer:
He did not find a cure. Allah has not sent down a disease without also sending down a cure for it, so a person should not despair. Yes, and the greatest cure is the Qur'an and the recitation of the prescribed supplications for seeking refuge. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم ذهاب المسحور لساحر ليفك السحر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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