What is the comment on calling sorcerers righteous awliya (close friends of Allah), and is it permissible to kill them?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from outside the country. He says: The sorcerers in our land are called righteous awliya, and what they do is proof.
The Shaykh:
They are among the awliya of Satan, meaning they are among the awliya of Satan. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So is their blood to be shed?
The Shaykh:
No, my brothers. Shedding blood is not permissible except by the ruling of a Shari'ah judge. Nor is chaos, spilling of blood, and corruption in the land permissible. This is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from outside the country. He says: The sorcerers in our land are called righteous awliya, and what they do is proof.
The Shaykh:
They are among the awliya of Satan, meaning they are among the awliya of Satan. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So is their blood to be shed?
The Shaykh:
No, my brothers. Shedding blood is not permissible except by the ruling of a Shari'ah judge. Nor is chaos, spilling of blood, and corruption in the land permissible. This is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2189 -2802] ما التعليق حول تسمية السحرة بالأولياء الصالحين وهل يجوز قتلهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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