What is the guidance regarding what is seen in entertainment venues, such as eating glass, walking on nails, and the like?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We see in some entertainment venues and festivals people performing acts such as eating glass, walking on nails, and eating coals, scorpions, and snakes. What is the guidance from your eminence for us, and how do we forbid this matter?

Answer:
This is sorcery, illusionary sorcery. They are lying; they do not eat the scorpions or snakes, but they create the illusion for those present that they are doing so, while they are not, because of the sorcery they place on the eyes. As Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said regarding the sorcery of Pharaoh:
And He said regarding Musa (peace be upon him): It was made to appear to him—look, it was made to appear to him from their sorcery that they were moving. This is illusionary sorcery, and it is called al-qamrah, and this is invalid. It is not permissible to bring these sorcerers to the lands of the Muslims, or to the beaches, or to the parties. It is not permissible to enable the sorcerers and let them practice sorcery among the Muslims. This must be prevented, and it must be forbidden. Whoever sees something should report it or forbid the owner of the establishment and admonish him, so that he may stop this thing. If the advice does not work, he should report it to the authorities to take action against him. Yes.