The Ruling on Sorcery, Learning It, and Visiting Sorcerers
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Question:
He has a question, Honorable Shaykh, about sorcery. He says: What is sorcery, what is the ruling on learning it, and what is the ruling on visiting sorcerers and magicians in our present time?
Answer:
Sorcery is the work of the devils and the teaching of the devils. But the devils are disbelievers who teach people sorcery. So sorcery is the teaching of the devils, and it is disbelief (kufr), as Allah the Exalted said regarding the two angels:[Al-Baqarah 2:102] [Al-Baqarah 2:102] meaning, do not learn sorcery. Sorcery is disbelief (kufr) in its learning, its teaching, and its practice. It is the work of the devil, the devils of mankind and the jinn. So a person should ask Allah for well-being and healing, and seek refuge in Allah from the evil of sorcerers and the evil of those who blow on knots. He should take the means that occur by the permission of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
He has a question, Honorable Shaykh, about sorcery. He says: What is sorcery, what is the ruling on learning it, and what is the ruling on visiting sorcerers and magicians in our present time?
Answer:
Sorcery is the work of the devils and the teaching of the devils. But the devils are disbelievers who teach people sorcery. So sorcery is the teaching of the devils, and it is disbelief (kufr), as Allah the Exalted said regarding the two angels:
We are a trial
إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌBut the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve
وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/149 — archive.org (18:13)
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