One of them said: Is going to a sorcerer to find out about his enemies, without believing that he benefits or harms, considered a major sin and not disbelief?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: One of the professors at the university told us that if a Muslim goes to a sorcerer in order to know, for example, who his enemy is, or something similar, without believing that the sorcerer can harm or benefit, then this act is among the major sins but it is not disbelief.

Answer:
This is a false statement. Do not go to the sorcerer and do not ask him. Whoever goes to a fortune-teller—and the sorcerer is included among fortune-tellers—and believes in what he says has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). When asked about fortune-tellers, he said: Do not go to them. Do not go to these liars, sorcerers, fortune-tellers, and magicians. No, he does not go to them. Yes.