The Ruling on Boycotting a Witch
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Question:
The questioner says: My mother is a witch, and she causes discord between her sons and their wives. Is it permissible to boycott her? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If this statement is true and she practices sorcery, this is disbelief. The sorcerer is a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that. It is obligatory to call him to repent, and if he repents, well and good; otherwise, he is to be killed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1460Da'if (Darussalam) And 'Umar wrote to his governors: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 20:902. The narrator said: So we killed three witches.
The killing of the sorcerer is established from three of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, from his daughter Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and from Jundub ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). These are three of the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So if she is a witch, she is a disbeliever, and it is obligatory that the matter be referred to the one in authority so that she is called to repent. If she repents, well and good; otherwise, she is to be killed.
And if you are unable to do that, then you must boycott her, stay away from her, and cut off ties with her, because she is a disbeliever. Yes.
The questioner says: My mother is a witch, and she causes discord between her sons and their wives. Is it permissible to boycott her? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If this statement is true and she practices sorcery, this is disbelief. The sorcerer is a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that. It is obligatory to call him to repent, and if he repents, well and good; otherwise, he is to be killed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The punishment of the Sahir is a strike of the sword.
حد الساحر ضربه بالسيفKill every male and female sorcerer
اقتلوا كل ساحر وساحرةThe killing of the sorcerer is established from three of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, from his daughter Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and from Jundub ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). These are three of the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So if she is a witch, she is a disbeliever, and it is obligatory that the matter be referred to the one in authority so that she is called to repent. If she repents, well and good; otherwise, she is to be killed.
And if you are unable to do that, then you must boycott her, stay away from her, and cut off ties with her, because she is a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 57 من 102|دروس التفسير في الحرم المكي|تفسير سورة البقرة|186-الجزء الأول|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (58:47)
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