The Ruling on the Spread of Sorcery Clips on Mobile Phones
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a video clip on some mobile phones of a sorcerer cutting a person’s body in half. He says: There is a video clip on some mobile phones of a sorcerer cutting a person’s body in half, and the person remains alive, and this has spread. What is the obligatory duty regarding this? And does sorcery have a reality?
Answer:
Sorcery has a reality. Sorcery is of two types: real sorcery that affects, causes illness, and kills, and imaginary sorcery that only affects the eyes. And this which the questioner mentioned, it is necessary that it be taken and sent to the authorities. The authorities track it down and put an end to it. Yes, it is not permissible to leave it spreading among the people. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a video clip on some mobile phones of a sorcerer cutting a person’s body in half. He says: There is a video clip on some mobile phones of a sorcerer cutting a person’s body in half, and the person remains alive, and this has spread. What is the obligatory duty regarding this? And does sorcery have a reality?
Answer:
Sorcery has a reality. Sorcery is of two types: real sorcery that affects, causes illness, and kills, and imaginary sorcery that only affects the eyes. And this which the questioner mentioned, it is necessary that it be taken and sent to the authorities. The authorities track it down and put an end to it. Yes, it is not permissible to leave it spreading among the people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [314 /1350] انتشر مقطع فيديو لساحر يقوم بقص جسم الإنسان إلى نصفين وهو حي...! الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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