Sorcery, Its Danger, and Advice for Those Who Visit Sorcerers
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The questioner:
Among the questions of the brother Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz, he asks: Is sorcery present today, and who deals in it? Was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) afflicted with sorcery? And how can sorcery be detected and treated?
The Shaykh:
So sorcery is a grave disease and a vile act, and it is from the work of Shaytan and the followers of Shaytan. For this reason, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) warned against it in the Qur'an, saying:[Taha 20:69] [Yunus 10:81-82] And He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: [Al-Baqarah 2:102] So it is from the teaching of Shaytan, and may Allah protect us from that. And the two angels, when teaching it, said it is a trial and a test, and they do not teach anyone until they say, "We are only a trial, so do not disbelieve." So they learn what harms them and does not benefit them, and they have certainly known that whoever buys it has no share in the Hereafter. So sorcery is a grave and serious matter for the creed and for society, and it exists and continues among people until what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) knows, because it is a matter of trial and test, and it is very serious. Yes.
The questioner:
What do you advise those who frequent sorcerers, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
They should fear Allah and repent from that.Sunan Ibn Majah 639Hasan (Darussalam) (peace and blessings be upon him). The end of the narration is reported by Muslim: “Whoever visits a fortune-teller, Sunan an-Nasa'i 5669Da'if (Darussalam).” When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about fortune-tellers, he said, . Is it permissible to go to them and ask them? Is believing them a forbidden act? Yes.
Among the questions of the brother Abu 'Abd al-'Aziz, he asks: Is sorcery present today, and who deals in it? Was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) afflicted with sorcery? And how can sorcery be detected and treated?
The Shaykh:
So sorcery is a grave disease and a vile act, and it is from the work of Shaytan and the followers of Shaytan. For this reason, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) warned against it in the Qur'an, saying:
and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."
وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَىٰWhat you have brought is [only] magic. Indeed, Allah will expose its worthlessness. Indeed, Allah does not amend the work of corrupters. (82) And Allah will establish the truth by His words, even if
مَا جِئْتُم بِهِ السِّحْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيُبْطِلُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُصْلِحُ عَمَلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ وَيُحِقُّ اللَّهُ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَbut the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic
وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَThe questioner:
What do you advise those who frequent sorcerers, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
They should fear Allah and repent from that.
or who goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.
أتى كاهنا فصدقه بما يقول فقد كبر بما أنزل على محمدhis Salah will not be accepted for 40 days
لم تقبل له صلاة أربعين يوماSo do not go to them
فلا تأتهم
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/201 — archive.org (13:26)
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