They watch my relatives, who strike themselves with a sword and eat hard objects, and they believe them in this. What is the guidance?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am from a country where the close friends of Satan are numerous, and some of them strike themselves with a sword or eat hard objects, and my relatives believe you.
Answer:
Take the sword yourself and strike him. Yes, let him see if it does not harm him, just as the Companion who killed the sorcerer in the presence of the Caliph said, "If he is truthful, let him revive himself." Yes, leave these people, avoid them, and keep your distance from them, unless they accept advice. In that case, you advise them, or you advise those who attend their gatherings not to attend. You offer advice with wisdom and good exhortation. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am from a country where the close friends of Satan are numerous, and some of them strike themselves with a sword or eat hard objects, and my relatives believe you.
Answer:
Take the sword yourself and strike him. Yes, let him see if it does not harm him, just as the Companion who killed the sorcerer in the presence of the Caliph said, "If he is truthful, let him revive himself." Yes, leave these people, avoid them, and keep your distance from them, unless they accept advice. In that case, you advise them, or you advise those who attend their gatherings not to attend. You offer advice with wisdom and good exhortation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [181 -858] يشاهدون أقربائي من يضرب نفسه بالسيف ويأكل الأشياء الصلبة ويصدقونه على ذلك، فما التوجيه؟ — youtube.com
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