Imaginary Magic, Sleight of Hand Tricks, and Watching Them
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions being asked about imaginary magic. Is it what is called sleight of hand tricks? And is it permissible to look at these things?
The Shaykh:
Magic is of two types: imaginary magic, which is sleight of hand, and real magic. This is the known distinction. Al-Zamakhshari al-Razi mentioned eight types of magic in his tafsir. Eight types of magic. Among them are tricks, and among them are things that are not magic. But their appearance is that their cause is hidden. So people think it is magic, but it is not magic. Al-Razi mentioned this in his tafsir, at the location of this verse, yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
From Surat al-Baqarah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions being asked about imaginary magic. Is it what is called sleight of hand tricks? And is it permissible to look at these things?
The Shaykh:
Magic is of two types: imaginary magic, which is sleight of hand, and real magic. This is the known distinction. Al-Zamakhshari al-Razi mentioned eight types of magic in his tafsir. Eight types of magic. Among them are tricks, and among them are things that are not magic. But their appearance is that their cause is hidden. So people think it is magic, but it is not magic. Al-Razi mentioned this in his tafsir, at the location of this verse, yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
From Surat al-Baqarah. Yes.
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