The Ruling on Killing the Sorcerer and His Repentance
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: If a sorcerer is killed, is that considered an expiation for him if he repented before being killed and after being captured? And is the funeral prayer performed for him or not?
Answer:
His repentance is not accepted; he is killed in any case, the funeral prayer is not performed for him, and he is treated as a disbeliever. However, between him and Allah, Allah knows best. What has been entrusted to us regarding the affairs of the hearts is with Allah. If his repentance was sincere, that is with Allah the Exalted and Majestic, who knows it and who will reward him for it. But we implement the ruling of the Shari'ah upon him and treat him as a disbeliever, as far as we can see.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: If a sorcerer is killed, is that considered an expiation for him if he repented before being killed and after being captured? And is the funeral prayer performed for him or not?
Answer:
His repentance is not accepted; he is killed in any case, the funeral prayer is not performed for him, and he is treated as a disbeliever. However, between him and Allah, Allah knows best. What has been entrusted to us regarding the affairs of the hearts is with Allah. If his repentance was sincere, that is with Allah the Exalted and Majestic, who knows it and who will reward him for it. But we implement the ruling of the Shari'ah upon him and treat him as a disbeliever, as far as we can see.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصلى على الساحر إذا تاب قبل قتله؟ وهل قتله كفارة له إذا تاب بعد الإمساك به؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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