The Ruling on Going to a Sorceress
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Question:
The questioner, 'Abd al-'Aziz from Jeddah, says: My father was suffering from a mental illness, and the duration of his illness was long. During that time, he visited the hospital, but some relatives suggested that we go to a woman who, they said, knew a cure for this type of illness. They also said that if you just give her the name, she will tell you what is wrong and prescribe the medicine. Is it permissible for us to go to this woman? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
It is not permissible to go to her; because she is a sorceress. She may be a witch, or she may deal with the jinn and call upon the jinn for aid. Therefore, it is not permissible to go to her. Rather, it is not permissible to leave her in the lands of the Muslims. It is necessary to report her to the authorities and those like her. So, it is not permissible to go to her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Musnad Ahmad 657, 658Lts isnad is Da'if because Abu Muwarri’ is unknown], lts isnad is Da\'if because Abu Muwarri\' is unknown and it is repeat of previous report] (Darussalam)
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner, 'Abd al-'Aziz from Jeddah, says: My father was suffering from a mental illness, and the duration of his illness was long. During that time, he visited the hospital, but some relatives suggested that we go to a woman who, they said, knew a cure for this type of illness. They also said that if you just give her the name, she will tell you what is wrong and prescribe the medicine. Is it permissible for us to go to this woman? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
It is not permissible to go to her; because she is a sorceress. She may be a witch, or she may deal with the jinn and call upon the jinn for aid. Therefore, it is not permissible to go to her. Rather, it is not permissible to leave her in the lands of the Muslims. It is necessary to report her to the authorities and those like her. So, it is not permissible to go to her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It was narrated that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was at a funeral and he said: `which of you will go to the city and not leave in it any idol but he will break it, or any grave but he will level it, or any image but he will spoil it?` A man said: “I will, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).` So he went, but he was afraid of the people of the city, so he came back, `Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: I will go, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: “Go.` So he went then he came back and said: O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I did not leave in it any idol but I broke it, or any grave but i levelled it, or any image but I spoiled it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever goes back to doing any of that has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad.` Then he said: `Do not be a cause of division or show off or be a merchant except a good one, for those are the ones who are lagging behind in good deeds.` It was narrated from Al-Hakam that A man from Basra whom the people of Basra called Abu Muwarri’ and the people of Koofah called Abu Muhammad, said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was at a funeral... and he mentioned a similar Hadeeth, but he did not say that ‘Ali said: `or any image but he will smear something over it.` And he said: I did not come to you, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), until I did not leave any image but i spoiled it.` And he said: `Do not be a cause of division or show off.`
من أتى كاهنا فصدقه بما يقول، قد كفر بما أنزل على محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم.The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/216 — archive.org (7:59)
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