Going to the sorcerer to break the spell and the disagreement regarding it
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Question:
And I said: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient to cite the scholars' request for a ruling on the permissibility of *nashrah* (going to a sorcerer) by making the issue a matter of scholarly disagreement, standing in the position of preferring one opinion among the scholars' views? Is this his preference, and the opinion of permissibility? Its cause is the failure to understand the words of the Salaf and their intent. Otherwise, there is no disagreement among the Salaf on this issue, for going to the sorcerer is forbidden by consensus. Or is that what Allah has told you?
Answer:
People will say this and that, especially those with little knowledge or little scrupulousness, who seek loopholes and seek excuses. But we have the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, by which what is said is determined, and we return to the Book of Allah:[An-Nisa 4:59] And whatever you differ about, its judgment is with Allah. And when we return to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), we find that it is not permissible to go to sorcerers or to seek treatment from sorcerers. This indicates the invalidity of the opinion of one who says it is permissible to go to sorcerers to break a spell. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about *nashrah*, he said: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 13:100 This is the speech of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Al-Hasan says: A spell cannot be broken except by a sorcerer, and it is not permissible to go to a sorcerer. Not every disagreement is to be considered, even if one says there is disagreement in the issue. The issue is simple. He says: No, the look is at the disagreement, the look is at the evidence. Not every disagreement is considered except a disagreement that has a share of consideration. Disagreement is not equal; what prevails is the evidence. Yes.
And I said: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient to cite the scholars' request for a ruling on the permissibility of *nashrah* (going to a sorcerer) by making the issue a matter of scholarly disagreement, standing in the position of preferring one opinion among the scholars' views? Is this his preference, and the opinion of permissibility? Its cause is the failure to understand the words of the Salaf and their intent. Otherwise, there is no disagreement among the Salaf on this issue, for going to the sorcerer is forbidden by consensus. Or is that what Allah has told you?
Answer:
People will say this and that, especially those with little knowledge or little scrupulousness, who seek loopholes and seek excuses. But we have the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, by which what is said is determined, and we return to the Book of Allah:
And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger
فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِIt is from the work of Satan
هي من عمل الشيطانAl-Hasan says: A spell cannot be broken except by a sorcerer, and it is not permissible to go to a sorcerer. Not every disagreement is to be considered, even if one says there is disagreement in the issue. The issue is simple. He says: No, the look is at the disagreement, the look is at the evidence. Not every disagreement is considered except a disagreement that has a share of consideration. Disagreement is not equal; what prevails is the evidence. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في النُّشرة — islamhouse.com (59:43)
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