The Difference Between Sihr (Sorcery) and Charlatanism
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Question:
He asks: Is it true that the difference between sihr (sorcery) and charlatanism is that the former involves a real connection with the Shayatin (Satan) and the latter involves an imaginary connection?
Answer:
There is no difference between them. There is no difference between sihr (sorcery) and charlatanism, except that sihr (sorcery) may be real or it may be imaginary. The imaginary kind is charlatanism. It shows people something that is not the truth; it appears that he is walking on fire, or that he is pulling a car with a hair, or that he is sleeping on a bed of nails. This is charlatanism and imaginary sihr (sorcery), which is a lie. It has no reality. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He asks: Is it true that the difference between sihr (sorcery) and charlatanism is that the former involves a real connection with the Shayatin (Satan) and the latter involves an imaginary connection?
Answer:
There is no difference between them. There is no difference between sihr (sorcery) and charlatanism, except that sihr (sorcery) may be real or it may be imaginary. The imaginary kind is charlatanism. It shows people something that is not the truth; it appears that he is walking on fire, or that he is pulling a car with a hair, or that he is sleeping on a bed of nails. This is charlatanism and imaginary sihr (sorcery), which is a lie. It has no reality. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-027-الرقية الشرعية أحكام وضوابط|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (50:57)
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