The ruling on watching channels that teach sorcery and asking sorcerers
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Question:
This questioner says: In the satellite channels, there are channels dedicated to teaching sorcery and its methods, and there are other channels dedicated to treating those afflicted with sorcery. Is it permissible to watch those channels and ask the sorcerer through them, and to ask the sorcerers through them?
Answer:
This is a very serious matter. Sorcery is disbelief, whether learning it, teaching it, or treating with it. It is all disbelief. It is not permissible, neither in the channels nor outside of them. These are evil channels that teach disbelief. They teach evil. They corrupt the beliefs of Muslims.
It is obligatory for Muslims to fight it, avoid it, not look at it, and not ask the sorcerers. If they ask them and believe them, they fall under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him and believes himMusnad Ahmad 657, 658Lts isnad is Da'if because Abu Muwarri’ is unknown], lts isnad is Da\'if because Abu Muwarri\' is unknown and it is repeat of previous report] (Darussalam)."
So one must be cautious of them and stay away from them, and this is what the enemies want. They want to corrupt the religion of Muslims with these wicked means that some people have attached themselves to, claiming that it is, claiming that he can, he can see, he can find out. This is not permissible. Do not look at evil, and do not look at disbelief, and stay away from it. Also, you have children and you have women, and your home has people under your care. Fear Allah the Exalted and do not bring these satellite channels into your home. And the worst and most dangerous of them are the sorceresses, may Allah protect us from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: In the satellite channels, there are channels dedicated to teaching sorcery and its methods, and there are other channels dedicated to treating those afflicted with sorcery. Is it permissible to watch those channels and ask the sorcerer through them, and to ask the sorcerers through them?
Answer:
This is a very serious matter. Sorcery is disbelief, whether learning it, teaching it, or treating with it. It is all disbelief. It is not permissible, neither in the channels nor outside of them. These are evil channels that teach disbelief. They teach evil. They corrupt the beliefs of Muslims.
It is obligatory for Muslims to fight it, avoid it, not look at it, and not ask the sorcerers. If they ask them and believe them, they fall under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks him and believes him
has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad
فقد كفر بما أنزل على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلمSo one must be cautious of them and stay away from them, and this is what the enemies want. They want to corrupt the religion of Muslims with these wicked means that some people have attached themselves to, claiming that it is, claiming that he can, he can see, he can find out. This is not permissible. Do not look at evil, and do not look at disbelief, and stay away from it. Also, you have children and you have women, and your home has people under your care. Fear Allah the Exalted and do not bring these satellite channels into your home. And the worst and most dangerous of them are the sorceresses, may Allah protect us from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-036-الفتوى وعمن تؤخذ|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:15)
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