The Danger of Sorcery and the Ruling on Visiting Sorcerers
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Question:
This questioner sent an important question, O Shaykh. He says: I hope the Shaykh will speak about the danger of sorcery through the Prophetic hadiths. Do those who frequent sorcerers and fortune-tellers have their prayers invalidated?
Answer:
Sorcery is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it, and teaching it is an act of disbelief. It is not permissible to go to sorcerers and magicians. Whoever goes to them has accepted their actions, and thus a great sin is upon him. It is feared that his ruling will be the same as theirs. Therefore, one must avoid sorcery and sorcerers and stay away from them. One should report anyone known to be a sorcerer who is in the lands of the Muslims, so that he is taken into custody and the Shari'ah ruling is applied to him, until the lands of the Muslims are purified of sorcerers and magicians.
This questioner sent an important question, O Shaykh. He says: I hope the Shaykh will speak about the danger of sorcery through the Prophetic hadiths. Do those who frequent sorcerers and fortune-tellers have their prayers invalidated?
Answer:
Sorcery is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it, and teaching it is an act of disbelief. It is not permissible to go to sorcerers and magicians. Whoever goes to them has accepted their actions, and thus a great sin is upon him. It is feared that his ruling will be the same as theirs. Therefore, one must avoid sorcery and sorcerers and stay away from them. One should report anyone known to be a sorcerer who is in the lands of the Muslims, so that he is taken into custody and the Shari'ah ruling is applied to him, until the lands of the Muslims are purified of sorcerers and magicians.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 26 / فتاوى على الهواء - 05 11 1434هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (52:28)
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