Is it possible for a person who is consistent in dhikr (remembrance of Allah) to be afflicted with sorcery or possession if he becomes heedless of dhikr at a specific time?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the adhkar (remembrances) alone sufficient to protect a person from sorcery and jinn? Or is it possible that a person, even if he is consistent in dhikr, may be afflicted with sorcery or jinn at a time when he is heedless of the remembrance of Allah?

Answer:
Yes. I answered at the end of the question: if he is heedless of the remembrance of Allah, he will be afflicted. But if he fortifies himself with the remembrance of Allah, it is rare that he will be afflicted. One may mention Allah with his tongue while his heart is not present, and in that case, the dhikr does not benefit him. But if he mentions Allah with the presence of his heart, then Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) protects him. One is only afflicted either by abandoning the dhikr or by mentioning Allah with the tongue only, without the presence of the heart. Yes.