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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The claim that it is permissible to seek the services of sorcerers and the disagreement regarding it

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Question:
In the *Dali'* (evidence). Some students of knowledge have claimed the permissibility of *al-mashriq* (the sorcerer's practice), meaning the sorcerers' gloominess, and have made the issue a matter of scholarly disagreement, and have attempted to reconcile the statements of the scholars. Is this reconciliation, and the claim of permissibility, caused by a failure to understand the words of the Salaf and their intent? Otherwise, there is no disagreement among the Salaf on this issue. If by "going" you mean going to sorcery, it is forbidden by consensus. Or is that not the case, may Allah guide you?

Answer:
People will say this and that, especially those with little knowledge or little scrupulousness; they will seek loopholes and hide behind them. But we have the Book of Allah, and we will adhere to it. We are certain of what is said, and we return to the Book of Allah,
And if you disagree over anything, refer itفَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ
[An-Nisa 4:59]
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to Allah and the Messengerإِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ
[An-Nisa 4:59]
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And in anything over which you disagree - its ruling is [to be referred] to Allah.وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن شَيْءٍ فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ
[Ash-Shuraa 42:10]
. When we return to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we find that it is not permissible to go to sorcery, nor to seek treatment from sorcerers. This indicates the invalidity of the position of those who claim it is permissible to go to sorcerers to have sorcery removed. Yes.
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about *al-nasrah* (removing sorcery), he said
It is from the work of Satanهي من عمل الشيطان
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 13:100
. Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) inform us? Al-Hasan says that sorcery is not removed except for a moment, and it is not permissible to go to sorcerers. Not every disagreement is to be considered when one says there is disagreement on the issue. The issue is simple. We say: No. This is looking at the disagreement. One should look at the evidence. Not every disagreement is considered valid except for a disagreement that has a share of consideration. Disagreement does not determine the ruling; the evidence is what determines the stronger position.
Source شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [31] — alfawzan.live (1:05:37)

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