Does one return to the sorcerer to break the sorcery after repentance?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A man went to a sorcerer and he performed sorcery, then he repented afterwards. So does he have to return to the sorcerer, that is...
The Shaykh:
Yes?
The questioner:
Does he have to return to the sorcerer to break the sorcery, or not?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to go to the sorcerer a second time. The first time he went, he repented from that and realized he had made a mistake, so he does not return to the sorcerer a second time saying, "Break the sorcery for me," because if he returns to him to break the sorcery, he has accepted the sorcery. Rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible to return to the sorcerer. However, the sorcery is treated with what Allah the Exalted has permitted of medicines, and with the lawful ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and supplication. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A man went to a sorcerer and he performed sorcery, then he repented afterwards. So does he have to return to the sorcerer, that is...
The Shaykh:
Yes?
The questioner:
Does he have to return to the sorcerer to break the sorcery, or not?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to go to the sorcerer a second time. The first time he went, he repented from that and realized he had made a mistake, so he does not return to the sorcerer a second time saying, "Break the sorcery for me," because if he returns to him to break the sorcery, he has accepted the sorcery. Rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He is not one of us who performs sorcery or
ليس منا من سحر أو
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [51/186] هل يرجع للساحر لفك السحر بعد التوبة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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