In some festivals, we have seen people walking on hot coals and eating glass, and they have the appearance of piety by shaving their beards!

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: In some summer occasions and others, people are present who do some extraordinary things, such as walking on hot coals, extinguishing them with their tongues, chewing glass, and so on. They claim that they have trained in these things since childhood, and sometimes they have the appearance of piety by shaving their beards and the like.

Answer:
The appearance of piety, the appearance of piety by shaving the beard, yes. The question. These are sorcerers, disbelieving sorcerers, and this is the illusory magic that the sorcerers did in the time of Pharaoh; they made it appear to him through their magic that it was . Therefore, it is not permissible to be lenient in this matter, even if they have beards, even if they pray and fast, for they are disbelievers, may Allah protect us from that, because whoever learns magic, or teaches it, or practices it is a disbeliever. So do not be lenient in this matter. He says: We learned it from a good person. If you learned magic from childhood, does that justify your doing this? Whether you learned it from childhood or from old age, it is magic. Yes.