Warning Against Sorcerers and Fortune-Tellers and Visiting Them

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, sorcerers and magicians are a danger to the religion, to the creed, and to societies. Perhaps you would warn against frequenting these paid practitioners?

Answer:
It is not permissible for sorcerers to remain in the Muslim community; rather, it is obligatory to eliminate them. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The punishment for the sorcerer is to be struck with the sword, or a single strike with the sword." And 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent orders to his governors to kill every male and female sorcerer, and they carried out what he ordered them to do. The Companion who passed by a sorcerer who was performing tricks for the prince, showing people that he would kill them and then bring them back to life, meaning he was deceiving them with magic and illusion.
So this Companion approached him and struck him with the sword, saying: "If he is truthful, let him bring himself back to life." And Hafsa, the daughter of 'Umar and the Mother of the Believers, killed a slave girl who had cast a spell on her. Therefore, it is not permissible for sorcerers to remain in the Muslim community, and it is not permissible for anyone who knows about them to remain silent; rather, he must report them to the authorities to purify the community of them. Yes.