Is there a cure that Islam has provided for sorcery, what is this cure, and what is your comment on the subject of the science of sorcery?

The Shaykh : Is there a cure that Islam has provided for sorcery, and what is this cure? And what is your comment on the subject of the science of sorcery?
If sorcery is correctly called a science, it is like the science of thievery, wickedness, and ... people, killing them, and shedding their blood, etc. It is forbidden in Islam without a doubt, because the science of sorcery is based on cooperation between the devils of mankind and the devils of the jinn. Therefore, this sorcery is not practiced by anyone but one of two people: either a disbeliever or a Muslim open sinner who does not fear Allah the Mighty and Majestic and does not follow His Shari'ah. There are many authentic hadiths warning against practicing sorcery and fortune-telling, which is the practice of the means by which they claim to uncover the unseen. It is sufficient for us to know the status of the name "sorcerer" in Islam that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said . The sorcerer is beheaded, and his life is not preserved or protected, because of the severe harm in his work of sorcery to the Muslim community. Therefore, it is not permissible to learn this science, as we have mentioned earlier, and as some people imagine. I was actually asked about a hadith, which is "Learn sorcery but do not practice it". This is not a hadith, not even a fabricated hadith, but rather poetry: "Learn sorcery but do not practice it *** Knowledge of the thing and ignorance of it". This is the speech of a poet who does not know what is forbidden and what is lawful; the least that can be said about it is that. As for what came in the Qur'an , this is a specific case that occurred in a time when the sorcery of magicians spread among people, and that was a cause for the mixing of the matters brought by the sorcerer with the miracles brought by the truthful Prophet. The wisdom of the Lord of the Worlds, Glorified and Exalted is He, necessitated that two angels be sent down from the sky to teach the general people of that time sorcery, so that the magicians would not be able to exploit them, because one of the strongest causes of exploitation is the monopoly of knowledge, especially if this knowledge is not sought for the face of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. And so we take this lesson from the story of the monk and the boy from one side, and the king and his sorcerer from the other side ... that king who dug the trench and tortured the believers and burned them with fire. He was a lying, tyrannical king who had enslaved his people through a sorcerer he had. When this sorcerer grew old and aged, the king asked him to choose a clever boy from his people to teach him sorcery and be his successor after him, meaning the king would exploit him as he had exploited that sorcerer in his dominance over his people. As happened in the story established in Sahih Muslim, when the sorcerer's choice fell on that boy, Allah the Mighty and Majestic inclined the boy's heart toward a monk who passed by him every morning when he set out to the sorcerer to learn sorcery from him. The boy was affected by the monk's speech and took refuge in him until a miracle occurred for him. He used to pass by the monk on his way from his family to the sorcerer, stop with him, and learn knowledge and wisdom from him, which caused him to be late arriving at the sorcerer at the appointed time, so the sorcerer would beat him. Then when he returned in the evening to his family and passed by the monk, he would be late to his family, so his family would beat him. He complained of his situation to the monk one day and said to him, "I am between my family and my teacher the sorcerer, being beaten. I am late to my family, so they beat me; I am late to the sorcerer, so he beats me." The monk said, "If the sorcerer asks you why you were late, say my family delayed me. And if your family asks you why you were late, say the sorcerer delayed me."

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, and you still ... know whether this is permissible or not, and it is in the hadith. And one day the boy set out from the monk to the sorcerer, and the road was blocked. He looked and saw a great living creature that had cut off the road for the people, so they did not dare to kill it or pass it. He was like a person among this crowd.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. He raised his hands saying, "O Allah, if the monk is upon the truth, then turn this affliction away from us." He had not finished his speech when it departed as if it had never been, and the people set out walking, but they noticed that ... the road and the departure ... after this young boy made that supplication, they took, yes.

The questioner : ... the hadith struck it.
Another questioner: He struck it with a stone.

The Shaykh : He struck it with a stone? ... .

The questioner : … this beast ... .

The Shaykh : … correct, so they clung to him and sought blessing from him, and news of him reached, yes?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, and news of him reached the king's minister, who was blind, so he sent for him and said to him, "Cure me." He said, "Allah is the One who cures. If you wish, I will supplicate to my Lord to cure you." He said, "On the condition that you believe in my Lord." The minister used to believe in the king, like Pharaoh, so the minister said, "I believe in the Lord of the boy." The boy supplicated to his Lord, and Allah the Mighty and Majestic cured him, and he returned with his sight. The minister entered upon the king, and when he saw him seeing, he said, "How is this?" He said, "My Lord cured me." He said, "Do you have a Lord other than me?" He said, "My Lord and your Lord, who created me and created you." So he ordered him to be killed, after he had clarified to him where the trial came from. His minister and his right-hand man disbelieved in him, so this is a trial that will proceed, and therefore he wanted to uproot it. He did not cease with the minister until he pointed to the boy, after he had learned the story of the boy. The minister was killed and brought the boy, and I have forgotten now.

The questioner : ... he tortured him until he pointed to the monk.
Another questioner: ... Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. This indicates the monk. The monk had told him, “You will be tested, so do not speak of me.” Nevertheless, he was a young man with limited capacity, so he was not left alone until he was forced to confess to him. The king then sent for the monk and demanded that he disbelieve in his Lord and believe in him. The monk refused, so they stretched him out and sawed him with a saw until he fell to the ground in two pieces, yet the monk did not turn away from his religion. Then it was the young man’s turn. The king wanted to kill him in another manner, so he ordered a group of his soldiers to take him to the top of a mountain and throw him from the peak to the ground. When they reached the top of the mountain, he raised his hands and said, “O Allah, suffice me against them however You will.” The mountain shook beneath their feet, and they all died on the slope of the mountain, killed. The young man walked down until he reached the king. The king was nearly driven mad and asked him, “How is this?” He said, “My Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, sufficed me against them.” The king then ordered another group of his soldiers and commanded them to take the young man and board a small boat with him. When they reached the middle of the sea, he said, “Throw him into the sea.” When they took him into the sea, he said, “O Allah, suffice me against them however You will.” The small boat overturned with them all, and they drowned except for him. He walked on the water until he reached the land. The king was greatly angered by him. The young man said to him, “You will not reach me unless you do what I command you to do.” He asked, “What is it?” He said, “Make an appointment for the people to gather on a great day. Then take me and place me on the wood, crucify me on the wood, then take a spear from my quiver and stand far away from me, and throw it at me saying, ‘In the name of Allah, the Lord of the young man.’ If you do that, you will reach me and kill me; otherwise, you will not be empowered against me.” The king announced the appointment for a great day, and the public from the people gathered. The young man was placed on the wood, and the king stood far in front of him. He took a spear from the young man’s quiver and... then said, “In the name of Allah, the Lord of the young man,” and threw it at him. It struck him in his temple. He placed his hand like this and surrendered his soul. When the public saw that the king could not reach the young man except when he mentioned the name of the young man’s Lord, they disbelieved in the king and believed in the Lord of the young man. So he became, as it is said today, the sacrificial lamb. At that time, the digging of the trenches was ordered. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, mentioned their story in the Qur'an as is well known. The people were between those who hesitated and those who retreated, and those who advanced without caring about the Fire, until it was the turn of a woman who was carrying her infant in her arms. When she saw the fire, she feared for herself and her boy. She heard the young man calling her, calling her at the top of his voice, “Be patient, O my mother, for you are upon the truth.” She threw herself into the fire with the boy. That is the story of the young man and the sorcerer. The point is that it is known from previous history that kings used sorcerers, and the story of the sorcerers of Pharaoh is mentioned in the Qur'an more than once. So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in one of the early times, intended to make the knowledge of sorcery common among the people so that they could distinguish the prophetic miracle from what is... and from the effects of sorcery and deception. The sorcerers, because of their knowledge of sorcery, when they saw the miracle of Moses, they distinguished it and did not say, “This is also sorcery.” Therefore, they fell prostrate and said: For this wisdom, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, sent down two angels: Although the angels came down with a good intention, they knew from the Lord of the Worlds that this knowledge might harm them and could be a great trial and affliction for them. So they advised the learner, “Do not disbelieve.” Allah the Exalted said: For this reason, it is not permissible in Islam to practice the knowledge of sorcery, because, as we said at the beginning of the discussion, it is only cooperation between the devils of mankind and the devils of the jinn. This is my comment on what is available regarding the knowledge of sorcery. As for the cure, there is only one thing: returning to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, with a humble, submissive heart, along with reciting the two chapters of protection specifically: If there is a person who thinks he has been afflicted with something of sorcery by these deceivers, going to a sorcerer of this type is shirk (associating partners with Allah) and seeking help to fight shirk with shirk like it. This is a matter that is not permissible.