The Ruling on Going to a Practitioner of Superstitions and Amulets
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The questioner:
Evidence. Evidence. Her daughter fell ill and she took her to a man who treats illness; she had an illness in her heart, meaning tightness or something similar. Finally, this practitioner placed an egg on her heart from the outside, then placed it on the illness and said, "This illness is like smoke." Finally, he gave them a book in which he wrote "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," then wrote things they did not know, and said, "Come up."
The Shaykh:
This is Bukhari, this is Bukhari; it is elevated, meaning.
The questioner:
Reaching him.
The Shaykh:
He is prevented and punished. This superstitious practitioner is not to be approached, and it is not permissible to ask him. He is one of the diviners, fortune-tellers, and their like. One does not ask him, nor act upon his words. Rather, he must be punished if the community knows of him, and they must punish him if they know of him, and prevent him from this evil work. One only seeks medicine from the one who knows medicine and is trustworthy, the one who knows the known medicine, and the trustworthy one is the one who does not practice superstitions, does not give amulets or incantations to be hung on a person, and does not practice superstitions except as their basis.
The questioner:
But the book that was written, he still says, "I cannot leave this book."
The Shaykh:
If this is from Satan, you know that this harms her and does not benefit her, and that this is from Satan. Then it is removed, and you are informed that this is what benefits her by being removed from her. If it remains, it is obedience to Satan, and removing it is obedience to the Most Merciful. You know that its removal benefits her and its remaining harms her, but Satan makes falsehood attractive to people. Yes.
Evidence. Evidence. Her daughter fell ill and she took her to a man who treats illness; she had an illness in her heart, meaning tightness or something similar. Finally, this practitioner placed an egg on her heart from the outside, then placed it on the illness and said, "This illness is like smoke." Finally, he gave them a book in which he wrote "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," then wrote things they did not know, and said, "Come up."
The Shaykh:
This is Bukhari, this is Bukhari; it is elevated, meaning.
The questioner:
Reaching him.
The Shaykh:
He is prevented and punished. This superstitious practitioner is not to be approached, and it is not permissible to ask him. He is one of the diviners, fortune-tellers, and their like. One does not ask him, nor act upon his words. Rather, he must be punished if the community knows of him, and they must punish him if they know of him, and prevent him from this evil work. One only seeks medicine from the one who knows medicine and is trustworthy, the one who knows the known medicine, and the trustworthy one is the one who does not practice superstitions, does not give amulets or incantations to be hung on a person, and does not practice superstitions except as their basis.
The questioner:
But the book that was written, he still says, "I cannot leave this book."
The Shaykh:
If this is from Satan, you know that this harms her and does not benefit her, and that this is from Satan. Then it is removed, and you are informed that this is what benefits her by being removed from her. If it remains, it is obedience to Satan, and removing it is obedience to the Most Merciful. You know that its removal benefits her and its remaining harms her, but Satan makes falsehood attractive to people. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 34 — archive.org (1:01:24)
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