What is the ruling on passing in front of a sorcerer's house?
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Question:
She says: In our town, there is a sorceress near the mosque, and some of the brothers pass in front of her and laugh, as if there is nothing wrong, even though there are other paths farther from this sorceress that lead to the mosque. What is the ruling on passing through the path in front of this sorceress's house?
Answer:
Sorcery is disbelief (kufr), and the sorceress is a disbeliever (kafir). This is a great evil, and it is obligatory to denounce it, and it is obligatory to remove this sorceress and put an end to her, unless she repents to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If you are unable to remove her and rule against her, if you cannot do that, then you must stay away from her and come from the paths far from her. As for laughing at her, this is dangerous for the one who laughs at this great evil, as if he does not denounce it. If he laughs, it means he does not denounce the evil. And whoever does not denounce the evil has no faith (iman) in his heart. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 49a Sunan an-Nasa'i 5008Sahih (Darussalam) And in another narration, there is not a mustard seed's worth of faith beyond that. So try to remove her and put an end to her; if you cannot, stay away from her.
She says: In our town, there is a sorceress near the mosque, and some of the brothers pass in front of her and laugh, as if there is nothing wrong, even though there are other paths farther from this sorceress that lead to the mosque. What is the ruling on passing through the path in front of this sorceress's house?
Answer:
Sorcery is disbelief (kufr), and the sorceress is a disbeliever (kafir). This is a great evil, and it is obligatory to denounce it, and it is obligatory to remove this sorceress and put an end to her, unless she repents to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If you are unable to remove her and rule against her, if you cannot do that, then you must stay away from her and come from the paths far from her. As for laughing at her, this is dangerous for the one who laughs at this great evil, as if he does not denounce it. If he laughs, it means he does not denounce the evil. And whoever does not denounce the evil has no faith (iman) in his heart. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who amongst you sees something abominable
من رأى منكم منكراlet him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with his heart- and that is the weakest of Faith.
يغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه وذلك أضعف الإيمان
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم المرور من أمام بيت الساحر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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