The Punishment of the Sorcerer

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the punishment for the sorcerer?

Answer:
The punishment for the sorcerer is execution. The punishment for the sorcerer is that he is killed because he is an apostate from the religion of Islam. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever changes his religion, kill him." This man has changed his religion, so he must be killed because he has apostatized from the religion of Islam through sorcery. This is his hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) limit, and a group of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried out this ruling.
So this is 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the Commander of the Faithful, who wrote to his governors: "Kill every male and female sorcerer." The narrator said: "So we killed three female sorcerers." And this is his daughter, Hafsa, the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), who killed a slave girl who had bewitched her. And this is Jundub ibn Ka'b al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him). He passed by a sorcerer who was performing tricks for some of the princes, showing people that he would kill a person and then bring him back to life. Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) approached him, drawing his sword. When he got close to him, he struck him with the sword and cut off his head while the people were watching. He said: "If he is truthful, let him bring himself back to life." And for this reason, Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "It is authentic that the sorcerers were killed by three of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): 'Umar, his daughter Hafsa, and Jundub ibn Ka'b al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him)." Yes.