Questions on the Explanation of the Book of Nullifiers of Islam

Question:
Many questions are asked about the ruling on removing sorcery with similar sorcery, or going to sorcerers. Some people issue fatwas to that effect, and perhaps this is attributed to the approval of Shaykh Ibn Baz? Perhaps. Perhaps this is attributed to the approval of Shaykh Ibn Baz, and that it is found in the books of the jurists and the Hanbalis.

Answer:
As for attributing it to Shaykh Ibn Baz, it is a lie, a clear lie. Shaykh Ibn Baz issues fatwas forbidding sorcery and stating that it is not permissible to treat it with sorcery.
He has a treatise titled *Iqamat al-Burhan fi al-Radd 'ala al-Mash'udhin wa al-Saharah wa al-Dajjalin* (Establishing the Proofs in Refuting the Charlatans, Sorcerers, and False Messiahs). It is a printed treatise. It is also found in his answers (may Allah have mercy on him) and his fatwas.
So attributing to him the statement that it is permissible to remove sorcery with similar sorcery is a lie against the Shaykh. This is not in his books, and we did not hear a single word from him on this matter, even though we worked with him for a long period, up to ten years (may Allah have mercy on him). In fact, he warned against sorcery.
As for the fact that some of the earlier scholars said this, every person’s statement is taken from him and rejected. A statement that contradicts the Book and the Sunnah is rejected from its owner, even if we assume that Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) said this, it is an error and is not accepted from him, just as it would not be accepted from someone greater than him if he said it. It is not permissible to take the statements of muftis if they contradict the Book and the Sunnah. They are not a proof or evidence. The evidence is from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); this is the evidence, or the consensus of the Muslims.