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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on removing sorcery with sorcery?

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The questioner : A man says: I went to a sorcerer to have a spell broken or removed, using sorcery, after some of the sheikhs told him—what did they say? Some of the sheikhs said what? In other words, some of the sheikhs did not benefit him, he mocked them or was angry, it was as if he said, "Allahu Akbar," the narrators spoke, be patient with us, so what is the ruling on his going? And what is the reward he receives? The people who report about these sorcerers.

The Shaykh : In short, I understood the question now. What is the question? I just read it to you, but

The questioner : The ruling on going to sorcerers.

The Shaykh : This question is from Pakistan. All right. There is a difference of opinion among the scholars on this. Some permit it if the sorcerer does not seek the aid of the jinn. And some prohibit it absolutely. Prohibiting it absolutely is safer for the conscience, more cautious, and further from deceiving people, because if it were permitted for sorcerers to break sorcery with sorcery, many people would learn sorcery in order to break it, because they would not break it except for a lot of money. So closing the door is better. And as for the one who is afflicted with this, we ask Allah to cure him, reward him, and give him reward for his patience. And no, the default is secrecy, the default is secrecy, and in that case, there is no disturbance.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 82 - 332 ما حكم فك السحر بالسحر؟ الفتاوى الثلاثية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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