Is it permissible to eat the food of one who practices sorcery, or to inherit his wealth?
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The questioner:
Another person says: I praise Allah that I am a committed man with children, and my father practices sorcery and takes money from it. Is it permissible for me and my children to eat with him, sit with him, and inherit from him if he dies? And how do we call him to the right path? Knowing that he does not accept discussion.
The Shaykh:
If you know that he practices sorcery, and you are certain of that, then it is obligatory for you to advise him, forbid him from it, and report his matter to the authorities so that they take him in hand and deal with him as a sorcerer deserves, which is execution. The fixed punishment for a sorcerer is execution. It is not permissible for you to eat the wealth acquired through sorcery, nor to mix with him in his food. No, that is forbidden for you; because it is sorcery. But you must report his matter to the authorities. You should clarify the matter to the competent courts and committees. If you are in a country with a court or a committee, you report the matter to them so that they establish the command of Allah upon him and prevent him from practicing sorcery, if you know that he practices sorcery. As for remaining silent and eating with him, this is also [a matter concerning] his action. We ask Allah for safety.
The presenter:
Just, you see this scene, it is clear or obscure, the two brothers, the mujahideen.
The Shaykh:
I am Fattah.
Another person says: I praise Allah that I am a committed man with children, and my father practices sorcery and takes money from it. Is it permissible for me and my children to eat with him, sit with him, and inherit from him if he dies? And how do we call him to the right path? Knowing that he does not accept discussion.
The Shaykh:
If you know that he practices sorcery, and you are certain of that, then it is obligatory for you to advise him, forbid him from it, and report his matter to the authorities so that they take him in hand and deal with him as a sorcerer deserves, which is execution. The fixed punishment for a sorcerer is execution. It is not permissible for you to eat the wealth acquired through sorcery, nor to mix with him in his food. No, that is forbidden for you; because it is sorcery. But you must report his matter to the authorities. You should clarify the matter to the competent courts and committees. If you are in a country with a court or a committee, you report the matter to them so that they establish the command of Allah upon him and prevent him from practicing sorcery, if you know that he practices sorcery. As for remaining silent and eating with him, this is also [a matter concerning] his action. We ask Allah for safety.
The presenter:
Just, you see this scene, it is clear or obscure, the two brothers, the mujahideen.
The Shaykh:
I am Fattah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 377 هل يحل أكل طعام من يعمل بالسحر، أو ورث ماله؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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