The ruling on entering a house where one fears sorcery
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The questioner : This sorcerer, or the one who associates with them, if a man has an interest in a specific house and there are people who say they do that, and it is necessary for him to enter this house, and he is afraid that they will place, as they say, under the threshold or something he has to step over, so does he enter?
The Shaykh : He does not enter. If he is afraid, he does not enter. If the fear is real, he does not enter.
The questioner : If he is certain that he will not be harmed except by the permission of Allah, is it written for him? No, absolutely not.
The Shaykh : Rather, it is not correct; he should not throw himself into destruction.
The questioner : I mean, this is certain, right?
The Shaykh : Allah says, yes,[Al-Baqarah 2:102] meaning this harm does not come from themselves, but it is established by the permission of Allah.
The questioner : I mean, certainty will not increase the strength of certainty in the person; this matter will not increase it.
The Shaykh : It is necessary that it does not contradict the strength of certainty.
The Shaykh : He does not enter. If he is afraid, he does not enter. If the fear is real, he does not enter.
The questioner : If he is certain that he will not be harmed except by the permission of Allah, is it written for him? No, absolutely not.
The Shaykh : Rather, it is not correct; he should not throw himself into destruction.
The questioner : I mean, this is certain, right?
The Shaykh : Allah says, yes,
And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah.
فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ وَمَا هُم بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِThe questioner : I mean, certainty will not increase the strength of certainty in the person; this matter will not increase it.
The Shaykh : It is necessary that it does not contradict the strength of certainty.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2510 - 4600 إذا علم الإنسان أن في دخوله لبيت ضرر له من سحر وغيره هل يدخل متوكلاً على...؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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