The Ruling on the Sorceress and Treatment for Sorcery

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there is a family complaining of a very noticeable increase in problems, and there are disagreements within this family. They had suspicions regarding some of the nationalities among their servants, as sorcery is easily practiced by them. The reason for their suspicion is that they found some nails and hair in one of the maids' bags. Their question is: What is the treatment, given that they do not know where the sorcery is located and how to treat it?

Answer:
They should take what they found and destroy it, and they should hasten to declare this maid a disbeliever, hasten to deport her and send her back to her country, and not leave her with them or with anyone else. In fact, if it is established against her, the obligatory action is that the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) be carried out against her and she be killed. Just as these foreigners, if they kill someone, are killed, and if they steal, their hands are cut off, because they are bound by the laws of this country. So, if it is established that she is a sorceress, she must be presented to the court so that the hudud be carried out against her and she be killed, and the Muslims be relieved of her evil. However, if nothing is established and it is merely an accusation, the obligatory action is to hasten to deport her and be safe from her and her evil. Yes.