Knowing the Sorcered and Distinguishing Between Them and Those with Mental Illness
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, how can one know if a person is sorcered, and how do we distinguish between mental conditions such as depression? How can one know if a person is sorcered? And how do we distinguish between mental conditions like depression and a person being sorcered?
Answer:
You must rely on treatment through beneficial means, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is the One who knows whether the illness involves sorcery or not. You must rely on beneficial treatment, utilizing permissible beneficial means. It is not necessary for you to know whether he is sorcered or not; it is not necessary. Do the causes and leave the matter to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), for He is the One who knows the type of illness he has. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, how can one know if a person is sorcered, and how do we distinguish between mental conditions such as depression? How can one know if a person is sorcered? And how do we distinguish between mental conditions like depression and a person being sorcered?
Answer:
You must rely on treatment through beneficial means, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is the One who knows whether the illness involves sorcery or not. You must rely on beneficial treatment, utilizing permissible beneficial means. It is not necessary for you to know whether he is sorcered or not; it is not necessary. Do the causes and leave the matter to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), for He is the One who knows the type of illness he has. Yes.
Source
السحر والشعوذة وخطورتهما على الفرد والمجتمع — islamhouse.com (1:17:52)
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