Is it permissible to give money to a sorcerer so that he will break the sorcery?
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The questioner : If the sorcerer uses a drug to weaken men so that they cannot marry her, can we give him money to be in the sorcery? May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : In any case, if we know, there is no harm; there is no harm in breaking the sorcery because this is breaking it.
The questioner : But we give him money so that...
The Shaykh : Yes, he is not obedient except with money, according to what you think. I am afraid that if you know about your sorcery, he will break the sorcery from that person and put it on you. We ask Allah to protect us and you from their evil.
The questioner : Let us see.
The Shaykh : Yes, just as I told you, we informed you that sorcery is of two types: that which is a cause of disbelief and that which is not, is that not so? And we brought a verse that indicates this.
The Shaykh : In any case, if we know, there is no harm; there is no harm in breaking the sorcery because this is breaking it.
The questioner : But we give him money so that...
The Shaykh : Yes, he is not obedient except with money, according to what you think. I am afraid that if you know about your sorcery, he will break the sorcery from that person and put it on you. We ask Allah to protect us and you from their evil.
The questioner : Let us see.
The Shaykh : Yes, just as I told you, we informed you that sorcery is of two types: that which is a cause of disbelief and that which is not, is that not so? And we brought a verse that indicates this.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [759] هل يجوز أن نعطي الساحر مالاً حتى يفك السحر؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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