The Ruling on Sorcery Shows and Following Jundub in Killing the Sorcerer

Question:
What is called sorcery shows is now spreading in many Muslim countries and others, where the sorcerer performs his tricks before a large audience in places prepared for that purpose, and it is broadcast on television. What is the ruling on this? What is our duty toward it? And is it permissible for any of us to follow the example of Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) in this matter?

Answer:
It is not permissible to use sorcery, nor to enable sorcerers to display their sorcery, whether it is real or illusionary. Be assured, this is not permissible. This is an evil (munkar), and it is absolutely not permissible to approve of it. This is not considered art, play, or entertainment; it is a disease of faith. It is not permissible to approve of it or leave it alone. It is not permissible to enable sorcerers to perform their sorcery before people, not even for the sake of seeing it or for amusement. It is not permissible. As for the action of Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him), that is, Allah knows best, specific to the Companions. It was specific to the Companions. Therefore, Jundub seized and imprisoned this sorcerer and killed him without the order of al-Walid. This was an action by Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) out of zeal for the religion of Allah and in order to nullify, in order to nullify, this sorcerer's sorcery before the people. So this was his specific position.
It was a specific position. It is not permissible for anyone to neglect or carry out the hudud (fixed punishments) except with the permission of the one in authority, except for what the scholars mentioned regarding masters carrying out the hudud on their slaves, acting on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) "You have authority over them," or as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If one of your slaves commits a crime, let him flog her with a rope, then if she commits a crime, let him flog her, then if she commits a crime, let him sell her, even for a braid," meaning for a rope. This is from the specific rights of the master over the slaves.
It is not permissible for anyone to carry out the hudud without the order of the ruler, and also without the establishment of apostasy (riddah) and its proof in the court. This is part of referring to the Shari'ah court, in order to bring him in, question him, and gather evidence against him. If it is established in the Shari'ah court that he is the perpetrator and the ruling is issued in that matter, then the one who applies the hudud is the one in authority.