The Difference Between Sihr (Sorcery) and Al-Mas (Possession), and the Treatment of Sihr
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Question:
Is there a difference between sihr (sorcery) and al-mas (possession)? And what are the verses that are recited for the one who has been affected by sihr? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, there is a difference between sihr (sorcery) and al-mas (possession). Sihr is the effect of the sorcery, the work of the sorcerer, whereas al-mas is from Shaytan (Satan); it is madness, a disturbance of the mind, or an affliction from the jinn. As for sihr, it is the effect of the sorcery itself. As for the treatment, the treatment for sihr is from the Qur'an. Recite with the opening of the Book, because it is a ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), and recite with the two protectors: "Say, He is Allah, the One" and the two chapters of seeking refuge, especially "I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak," because it contains seeking refuge from the evil of the hair-pullers and the evil of those who blow on knots. He should recite the verses that were revealed regarding sihr, based on His saying:[Yunus 10:81] "They did not do anything but the work of a sorcerer, and a sorcerer does not succeed wherever he goes" [Al-A'raf 7:118-119]. He should recite these verses with a good intention, and Allah is near and responsive.
Is there a difference between sihr (sorcery) and al-mas (possession)? And what are the verses that are recited for the one who has been affected by sihr? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, there is a difference between sihr (sorcery) and al-mas (possession). Sihr is the effect of the sorcery, the work of the sorcerer, whereas al-mas is from Shaytan (Satan); it is madness, a disturbance of the mind, or an affliction from the jinn. As for sihr, it is the effect of the sorcery itself. As for the treatment, the treatment for sihr is from the Qur'an. Recite with the opening of the Book, because it is a ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), and recite with the two protectors: "Say, He is Allah, the One" and the two chapters of seeking refuge, especially "I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak," because it contains seeking refuge from the evil of the hair-pullers and the evil of those who blow on knots. He should recite the verses that were revealed regarding sihr, based on His saying:
Moses said, "What you have brought is [only] magic. Indeed, Allah will expose its worthlessness. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters.
مُوسَىٰ مَا جِئْتُم بِهِ السِّحْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيُبْطِلُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُصْلِحُ عَمَلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ(118) So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing. (119) And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.
فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ فَغُلِبُوا هُنَالِكَ وَانقَلَبُوا صَاغِرِينَ
Source
الفرق بين السحر والمس — alfawzan.live
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