What is the ruling on the removal of sorcery? We hear some people say regarding this: “Necessities permit the forbidden.”
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh is asked: What is the ruling on the removal of sorcery? We hear some people say regarding this: “Necessities permit the forbidden.” Is this principle applicable to all necessities? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The removal of sorcery means breaking the spell on the one who has been bewitched. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) divided the removal of sorcery into two categories. He said: The first category is removal through supplications, seeking refuge in Allah, and recitation. This is permissible and there is no doubt in it.
The second is removal through sorcery, by going to the sorcerers who identify for him the location of the sorcery that was cast on him. He said: This is from the work of Satan, and it is not permissible.
As for the saying of some people: “Necessity permits the forbidden,” this does not permit that which pertains to creed. Have you seen if it were said to a sick man: “He will not be cured unless he commits unlawful sexual intercourse.” Would he commit unlawful sexual intercourse? It is not possible for him to commit unlawful sexual intercourse, because one of the conditions for permitting the forbidden in cases of necessity is that the necessity is removed by that act.
The Shaykh : The removal of sorcery means breaking the spell on the one who has been bewitched. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) divided the removal of sorcery into two categories. He said: The first category is removal through supplications, seeking refuge in Allah, and recitation. This is permissible and there is no doubt in it.
The second is removal through sorcery, by going to the sorcerers who identify for him the location of the sorcery that was cast on him. He said: This is from the work of Satan, and it is not permissible.
As for the saying of some people: “Necessity permits the forbidden,” this does not permit that which pertains to creed. Have you seen if it were said to a sick man: “He will not be cured unless he commits unlawful sexual intercourse.” Would he commit unlawful sexual intercourse? It is not possible for him to commit unlawful sexual intercourse, because one of the conditions for permitting the forbidden in cases of necessity is that the necessity is removed by that act.