Ruling on believing in the occurrence of sorcery
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Q150: The questioner asks: Is the one who believes what the sorcerer says like the one who goes to the sorcerer? And what is the meaning of his belief? Is it regarding its existence as a reality, or is it regarding the sorcerer's ability to know the unseen and his ability to perform sorcery?
A150: The belief that is considered prohibited is believing that he is right, or that his work is permissible, or good. The one who considers sorcery permissible, believes it is a good deed, and that it is a permissible craft, this is what we mean in our speech. As for believing in the occurrence of sorcery and that it is a reality, this is necessary, because sorcery has a reality. Some of it kills, causes illness, and separates a person from his wife. This is a reality, and what actually happens cannot be denied at all. So this
does not fall under what is prohibited, meaning: believing in its occurrence and that it has harm. Because Allah informed about it and informed about its harm. So whoever denies it and rejects it, he is lying to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and denying sorcery, that it has no reality, and the like of that. This is lying about what came.
A150: The belief that is considered prohibited is believing that he is right, or that his work is permissible, or good. The one who considers sorcery permissible, believes it is a good deed, and that it is a permissible craft, this is what we mean in our speech. As for believing in the occurrence of sorcery and that it is a reality, this is necessary, because sorcery has a reality. Some of it kills, causes illness, and separates a person from his wife. This is a reality, and what actually happens cannot be denied at all. So this
does not fall under what is prohibited, meaning: believing in its occurrence and that it has harm. Because Allah informed about it and informed about its harm. So whoever denies it and rejects it, he is lying to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and denying sorcery, that it has no reality, and the like of that. This is lying about what came.
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