I would like to ask about the hijab and whether it is permissible to remove it from its place, knowing that my family went last year to one of the women who does this
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The questioner : The questioner says: I would like to ask about the hijab and whether it is permissible to remove it from its place. The questioner says: Knowing that my family went last year to one of the women who does this and says: that she removed it from its place. And this woman brings water and it is placed in the middle of these hijabs, but the woman takes large amounts of money in exchange for this work. Will we be punished for going to this woman and dealing with her? And what is the ruling of the Shari'ah in your view regarding this?
The Shaykh : In fact, I did not know the exact meaning of the hijab, because it is known that the hijab consists of papers on which supplications, invocations, and verses of the Qur'an are written, which a person carries on his chest, tied around his neck, believing that it protects him from evil and from the jinn. Some people do this when they are sick, believing that Allah will cure them with it. This is the meaning of the hijab that we know. As for what the apparent meaning of her words indicates, it seems that she wants thereby to break the sorcery. Breaking sorcery with sorcery is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the nashrah, and he said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 13:100 But there may be special cases that are looked at individually.
The Shaykh : In fact, I did not know the exact meaning of the hijab, because it is known that the hijab consists of papers on which supplications, invocations, and verses of the Qur'an are written, which a person carries on his chest, tied around his neck, believing that it protects him from evil and from the jinn. Some people do this when they are sick, believing that Allah will cure them with it. This is the meaning of the hijab that we know. As for what the apparent meaning of her words indicates, it seems that she wants thereby to break the sorcery. Breaking sorcery with sorcery is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the nashrah, and he said:
