The Ruling on Removing Sorcery with Similar Sorcery
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I hope for clarification and explanation regarding the ruling on removing sorcery with similar sorcery, because we have heard some who claim to be scholars say that it is permissible.
Answer:
Removing sorcery with similar sorcery is not permissible, and it is disbelief; because sorcery is disbelief, whether learning it, teaching it, or practicing it. Practicing it, learning it, and teaching it are disbelief, whether practiced to remove sorcery or practiced to harm people. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:102] Allah, so do not disbelieve, meaning do not learn sorcery.
The position is that sorcery is disbelief.[Al-Baqarah 2:102] This means he has no portion in Paradise. And this is not the case except for a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that.
So how can one come and say that it is permissible to practice sorcery, meaning we treat with disbelief? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not treat with what is forbidden, and sorcery is the greatest of what is forbidden. And Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, as in Sahih al-Bukhari:Bulugh al-Maram 10:50 And sorcery is forbidden to us. By Allah, He did not send down a disease except that He sent down for it a cure. Sorcery has a cure other than disbelief and other than sorcery.
This is a statement whose speaker does not think about it, and if he did think, I do not think he would persist in this fatwa. I hope Allah grants him guidance, insight, and a return to the truth. Also, if we open the door for sorcerers to treat people, we have kept them in the country and sorcery has spread in the country under the pretext that these people treat people. This is opening a door for sorcerers. And because of their presence among us, we empower them to say that they will remove sorcery from people. It is forbidden for them to come to people and say: Remove the sorcery and we will give you money. Glory be to Allah, this person does not think about the consequences, he does not fear Allah Mighty and Majestic, he does not fear Allah, except that he misleads people. This misleading, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I hope for clarification and explanation regarding the ruling on removing sorcery with similar sorcery, because we have heard some who claim to be scholars say that it is permissible.
Answer:
Removing sorcery with similar sorcery is not permissible, and it is disbelief; because sorcery is disbelief, whether learning it, teaching it, or practicing it. Practicing it, learning it, and teaching it are disbelief, whether practiced to remove sorcery or practiced to harm people. Allah the Exalted said:
but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve
وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْThe position is that sorcery is disbelief.
whoever purchased the magic would not have in the Hereafter any share
لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍSo how can one come and say that it is permissible to practice sorcery, meaning we treat with disbelief? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not treat with what is forbidden, and sorcery is the greatest of what is forbidden. And Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, as in Sahih al-Bukhari:
Allah did not make your cure in what He made Haram (unlawful) to you.
إن الله لم يجعل شفاءكم فيما حرم عليكمThis is a statement whose speaker does not think about it, and if he did think, I do not think he would persist in this fatwa. I hope Allah grants him guidance, insight, and a return to the truth. Also, if we open the door for sorcerers to treat people, we have kept them in the country and sorcery has spread in the country under the pretext that these people treat people. This is opening a door for sorcerers. And because of their presence among us, we empower them to say that they will remove sorcery from people. It is forbidden for them to come to people and say: Remove the sorcery and we will give you money. Glory be to Allah, this person does not think about the consequences, he does not fear Allah Mighty and Majestic, he does not fear Allah, except that he misleads people. This misleading, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [267 -560] حكم حل السحر بسحر مثله - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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