The Ruling on Going to a Sorcerer and Requesting Divorce
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The Shaykh:
And good.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Good news.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you in good health, if Allah wills, O honorable Shaykh. I have two very important questions, O Shaykh. Yes, let us address them, if Allah wills. O Shaykh, one of the brothers called from the south, and it is urgent, O Shaykh. Or perhaps in the morning, it seems the office is open. May Allah protect you, O Shaykh. It is a very important case that cannot be delayed, it cannot be delayed, O Shaykh. One of the brothers from the south called me, and they are among those who perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), O Shaykh. They heal people. He says that a man and his wife are bewitched. He told me, the wife told this brother of ours that her husband called a sorcerer in Yemen and told him that he was bewitched, and so on. So the sorcerer asked him to come and bring his name, his mother's name, his wife's name, and his mother's name.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible. I seek refuge in Allah. It is not permissible, yes. He should not go to him, and he should not speak to him. Yes. He should not go, and he should not speak to him.
The questioner:
I, I, may Allah reward you, the wife, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He claims that he recites the two chapters of protection (al-Fatihah and al-Ikhlas) three times, and they will be cured, and through prayer and recitation, he will be patient, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
The question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In your hands, by Allah, I am a woman.
The presenter:
May Allah make good for you.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The question, O Shaykh. The wife says my husband is very insistent that he wants to go.
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible? Is it permissible?
The questioner:
She asks if she has the right to request divorce if her husband insists?
The Shaykh:
No, and nothing else.
The questioner:
Regarding the request for divorce, O Shaykh, if he goes.
The Shaykh:
If she wants to request divorce to get rid of him, it will not help.
The questioner:
Yes, this is if he goes, O Shaykh. If he goes, but if he does not go.
The Shaykh:
Is she sick or not sick?
The questioner:
All of them, O Shaykh, are bewitched.
The Shaykh:
Yes, she should not go with him, and that is all. And if he refuses except by divorce, there is no harm. Request the divorce.
And good.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Good news.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you in good health, if Allah wills, O honorable Shaykh. I have two very important questions, O Shaykh. Yes, let us address them, if Allah wills. O Shaykh, one of the brothers called from the south, and it is urgent, O Shaykh. Or perhaps in the morning, it seems the office is open. May Allah protect you, O Shaykh. It is a very important case that cannot be delayed, it cannot be delayed, O Shaykh. One of the brothers from the south called me, and they are among those who perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), O Shaykh. They heal people. He says that a man and his wife are bewitched. He told me, the wife told this brother of ours that her husband called a sorcerer in Yemen and told him that he was bewitched, and so on. So the sorcerer asked him to come and bring his name, his mother's name, his wife's name, and his mother's name.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible. I seek refuge in Allah. It is not permissible, yes. He should not go to him, and he should not speak to him. Yes. He should not go, and he should not speak to him.
The questioner:
I, I, may Allah reward you, the wife, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He claims that he recites the two chapters of protection (al-Fatihah and al-Ikhlas) three times, and they will be cured, and through prayer and recitation, he will be patient, if Allah wills.
The questioner:
The question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In your hands, by Allah, I am a woman.
The presenter:
May Allah make good for you.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The question, O Shaykh. The wife says my husband is very insistent that he wants to go.
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible? Is it permissible?
The questioner:
She asks if she has the right to request divorce if her husband insists?
The Shaykh:
No, and nothing else.
The questioner:
Regarding the request for divorce, O Shaykh, if he goes.
The Shaykh:
If she wants to request divorce to get rid of him, it will not help.
The questioner:
Yes, this is if he goes, O Shaykh. If he goes, but if he does not go.
The Shaykh:
Is she sick or not sick?
The questioner:
All of them, O Shaykh, are bewitched.
The Shaykh:
Yes, she should not go with him, and that is all. And if he refuses except by divorce, there is no harm. Request the divorce.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، [203-202 /400] أصر زوجها الذهاب إلى ساحر للعلاج، فهل لها طلب الطلاق؟ II الإمام ابن باز رحمه الله — youtube.com
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