Is it better to advise the father who obtained a paper from a sorcerer, or to destroy this paper?
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Question:
He says: My father was afflicted with sorcery, so he went to a sorcerer who gave him a paper written with words he did not know. My father placed it beside the house. His question is: What is the ruling on my father’s action? And what should I do with the paper that was buried beside the house? Should I destroy it, or should I only advise him?
Answer:
Do not combine the two; advise him and say, “I will relieve you of this paper because it is a harm to you and a harm to your household, and this is not permissible for you.” Advise him first, then burn the paper. Yes.
He says: My father was afflicted with sorcery, so he went to a sorcerer who gave him a paper written with words he did not know. My father placed it beside the house. His question is: What is the ruling on my father’s action? And what should I do with the paper that was buried beside the house? Should I destroy it, or should I only advise him?
Answer:
Do not combine the two; advise him and say, “I will relieve you of this paper because it is a harm to you and a harm to your household, and this is not permissible for you.” Advise him first, then burn the paper. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الأولى مناصحة الأب الذي أتى بورقة من ساحر أم إتلاف هذه الورقة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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