The patient's approval of the sorcerer's work and his drawing near to the devils
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The questioner:
I said: O the one who performs the Tashriq, may Allah protect you, what is the response to the one who says that the patient who goes to the sorcerer does not draw near to the devils, and that only the sorcerers draw near to the devils, while the patient merely pays the money?
The Shaykh:
O, glory to Allah! The one who goes to the sorcerer does so only while being pleased with his work. The proof of this is that he is having sorcery performed for him and is pleased with the sorcery. This person says that he does not draw near to the devils; rather, his approval of the sorcery and his hiring the sorcerer to perform sorcery for him is approval of the devil's work.
The questioner:
We say: O the rest of the Shaykh, may Allah protect you.
The Shaykh:
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And you say, "No, he does not..." What is the ruling on the sorcerer? The authority is clear regarding both: the one who performs the sorcery and the one for whom the sorcery is performed.
I said: O the one who performs the Tashriq, may Allah protect you, what is the response to the one who says that the patient who goes to the sorcerer does not draw near to the devils, and that only the sorcerers draw near to the devils, while the patient merely pays the money?
The Shaykh:
O, glory to Allah! The one who goes to the sorcerer does so only while being pleased with his work. The proof of this is that he is having sorcery performed for him and is pleased with the sorcery. This person says that he does not draw near to the devils; rather, his approval of the sorcery and his hiring the sorcerer to perform sorcery for him is approval of the devil's work.
The questioner:
We say: O the rest of the Shaykh, may Allah protect you.
The Shaykh:
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not one of us the one who performs sorcery or has sorcery performed for him,
ليس منا من سحر أو سحر له،
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في النُّشرة — islamhouse.com (1:01:33)
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