The ruling on seeking the help of sorcerers to resolve the problem of a man whom Allah has afflicted with zina and sodomy, and the ruling on traveling abroad
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A Muslim man was afflicted by Allah with zina and sodomy after he traveled and returned from abroad, and his family suspects that sorcery was performed on him. Is it permissible for them to seek the help of sorcerers to resolve his problem?
Perhaps this is an illness, and it is not necessary that it be sorcery; for some people, may Allah protect us from that, are afflicted with a love of zina even if they have a wife, and a love of sodomy even if they have a wife,Did not Lut say to his people: [Surah al-Shu'arah: 165-166] ?! We are not certain that it is sorcery, and perhaps he was afflicted with it because he saw those corrupt societies. This indicates to us that one must be cautious about traveling to such countries, and that it is not permissible for a person to travel to them except out of dire necessity, such as a patient or the like.
Perhaps this is an illness, and it is not necessary that it be sorcery; for some people, may Allah protect us from that, are afflicted with a love of zina even if they have a wife, and a love of sodomy even if they have a wife,Did not Lut say to his people:
