The Ruling on Following Sorcery and Witchcraft Channels
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Question:
This person asks and says: What is the ruling on following sorcery and witchcraft channels and contacting them? Does a person sin by doing so?
Answer:
There is no doubt that one who watches channels containing sorcery and witchcraft, or websites, is sinful and is committing a forbidden act. If he approves of it and is pleased with it, he is a disbeliever, because sorcery is disbelief, whether learning it or teaching it. Likewise, one who is pleased with it and watches its dissemination is pleased with it. If he says, "I am just watching," we say: This is forbidden. It is not permissible to watch falsehood unless you intend to denounce it and report it in order to prevent it. As for watching it for the sake of entertainment, that is forbidden. It may lead you to disbelief if you are pleased with it and find it acceptable. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This person asks and says: What is the ruling on following sorcery and witchcraft channels and contacting them? Does a person sin by doing so?
Answer:
There is no doubt that one who watches channels containing sorcery and witchcraft, or websites, is sinful and is committing a forbidden act. If he approves of it and is pleased with it, he is a disbeliever, because sorcery is disbelief, whether learning it or teaching it. Likewise, one who is pleased with it and watches its dissemination is pleased with it. If he says, "I am just watching," we say: This is forbidden. It is not permissible to watch falsehood unless you intend to denounce it and report it in order to prevent it. As for watching it for the sake of entertainment, that is forbidden. It may lead you to disbelief if you are pleased with it and find it acceptable. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/002 — archive.org (12:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.