Contacting a sorcerer on a satellite channel
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The questioner:
This questioner says: On one of the satellite channels, there is a sorcerer on live air who is called a shaykh,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
and people call him, and the minute costs five riyals. He gives them their names, explains their circumstances to them, and they state their complaints to him. Then he says, "Read some verses," and then he makes supplications for them with supplications we have never heard before, which are distorted. What is the ruling on calling him? Rather, what is the ruling on looking at him in this state?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. This is a devil, may Allah protect us from him, a disbelieving sorcerer. So it is not permissible to call him. And if he is asked and he tells the truth, then the one who asks him and believes him becomes a disbeliever like him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever goes toSunan Ibn Majah 639Hasan (Darussalam)." And asking a sorcerer is more severe than asking a fortune-teller, much more severe than asking a fortune-teller. And the fact that he reads some of the verses is a form of deception upon the people so that they are deceived by him and say, "This man reads the Qur'an." So do not be deceived by him. It is obligatory that you do not look at this channel and that you warn against it. Warn your brothers against it so that they do not fall into this great danger and great sin.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: On one of the satellite channels, there is a sorcerer on live air who is called a shaykh,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
and people call him, and the minute costs five riyals. He gives them their names, explains their circumstances to them, and they state their complaints to him. Then he says, "Read some verses," and then he makes supplications for them with supplications we have never heard before, which are distorted. What is the ruling on calling him? Rather, what is the ruling on looking at him in this state?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. This is a devil, may Allah protect us from him, a disbelieving sorcerer. So it is not permissible to call him. And if he is asked and he tells the truth, then the one who asks him and believes him becomes a disbeliever like him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever goes to
or who goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.
كَاهِنًا فَصَدَّقَهُ بِمَا يَقُولُ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (1:23:00)
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